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Akhtar M, Razick D, Seibel A, Asad S, Shekhar A, Shelton T. Outcomes of Early Versus Delayed Manipulation Under Anesthesia for Stiffness Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Arthroplasty 2024:S0883-5403(24)00531-X. [PMID: 38797451 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2024.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Stiffness following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is often treated with manipulation under anesthesia (MUA). However, there is debate regarding the timing of MUA, with many recommending against MUA beyond 3 months after TKA. Therefore, the purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the functional and clinical outcomes of early versus delayed MUA for stiffness following TKA. METHODS A search following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines was performed in the PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane databases in November 2023. Data regarding study characteristics, demographics, knee flexion and extension, patient-reported outcomes, complications, and revisions were collected. A quality assessment was performed using the Methodological Index for Non-randomized Studies. Included were 14 studies analyzing 13,445 knees, 72.1% of which underwent early MUA and 27.8% of which underwent delayed MUA. Of the 14 studies, 10 defined early MUA as being performed within 3 months of the index TKA. RESULTS Pre-MUA and post-MUA knee flexion for the early/delayed groups was 71.3°/77.9° and 103.0°/96.1°, respectively. Upon meta-analysis, pre-MUA knee flexion was significantly higher in the delayed group (P = .003), whereas post-MUA flexion was similar in both groups (P = .36). The mean gain in knee flexion for the early and delayed groups was 32.0°/19.2°. The surgical complication and revision TKA rates for the early and delayed groups were 4.9%/10.3% and 5%/9%, respectively. A meta-analysis found the risk of surgical or medical complications and revision TKA to be significantly higher in the delayed MUA group (P < .00001 and = .002, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Although post-MUA knee flexion was similar in patients undergoing early and delayed MUA following TKA, the mean gain in flexion for early patients was nearly double that of delayed patients. Delayed patients also had significantly higher risks of surgical or medical complications and revision TKA following MUA.
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- Muzammil Akhtar
- College of Medicine, California Northstate University, Elk Grove, California
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- College of Medicine, California Northstate University, Elk Grove, California
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- College of Medicine, California Northstate University, Elk Grove, California
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- College of Medicine, California Northstate University, Elk Grove, California
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samaritan Health System, Corvallis, Oregon
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- Utah Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Intermountain Health, Provo, Utah
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Gemayel AC, Bieganowski T, Christensen TH, Lajam CM, Schwarzkopf R, Rozell JC. Perioperative Outcomes in Total Knee Arthroplasty for Non-English Speakers. J Arthroplasty 2023; 38:1754-1759. [PMID: 36822445 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Many studies have demonstrated that in patients whose primary language is not English, outcomes after an orthopaedic surgery are worse compared to primary English speakers. The goal of this study was to compare perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) who prefer English as their first language versus those who prefer a different language. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed all patients who underwent primary TKA from May 2012 to July 2021. Patients were separated into two groups based on whether English was their preferred primary language (PPL). Of the 13,447 patients who underwent primary TKA, 11,290 reported English as their PPL, and 2,157 preferred a language other than English. Patients whose PPL was not English were further stratified based on whether they requested interpreter services. Multiple regression analyses were performed to determine the significance of perioperative outcomes while controlling for demographic differences. RESULTS Our analysis found that non-English PPL patients had significantly lower rates of readmission (P = .040), overall revision (P = .028), and manipulation under anesthesia (MUA; P = .025) within 90 days postoperatively. Sub analyses of the non-English PPL group showed that those who requested interpreter services had significantly lower 1-year revision (P < .001) and overall MUA (P = .049) rates. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate that TKA patients who communicated in English without an interpreter were significantly more likely to undergo revision, readmission, and MUA. These findings may suggest that language barriers may make it more difficult to identify postoperative problems or concerns in non-English speakers, which may limit appropriate postoperative care. LEVEL III EVIDENCE Retrospective Cohort Study.
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- Anthony C Gemayel
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York
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Olsen AA, Nin DZ, Chen YW, Niu R, Chang DC, Smith EL, Talmo CT. The Cost of Stiffness After Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2023; 38:638-643. [PMID: 36947505 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2022.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stiffness after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is debilitating and poorly understood. A heterogenous approach to the treatment is often utilized, including both nonoperative and operative treatment modalities. The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of treatments used between stiff and non-stiff TKA groups and their financial impact. METHODS An observational cohort study was conducted using a large database. A total of 12,942 patients who underwent unilateral primary TKA from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017, were included. Stiffness after TKA was defined as manipulation under anesthesia and a diagnosis code of stiffness or ankylosis, and subsequent diagnosis and procedure codes were used to identify the prevalence and financial impact of multiple common treatment options. RESULTS The prevalence of stiffness after TKA was 6.1%. Stiff patients were more likely to undergo physical therapy, medication, bracing, alternative treatment, clinic visits, and reoperation. Revision surgery was the most common reoperation in the stiff TKA group (7.6%). The incidence of both arthroscopy and revision surgery were higher in the stiff TKA population. Dual component revisions were costlier for patients who had stiff TKAs ($65,771 versus $48,287; P < .05). On average, patients who had stiffness after TKA endured costs from 1.5 to 7.5 times higher than the cost of their non-stiff counterparts during the 2 years following index TKA. CONCLUSION Patients who have stiffness after primary TKA face significantly higher treatment costs for both operative and nonoperative treatments than patients who do not have stiffness.
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- Aaron A Olsen
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Rullán PJ, Zhou G, Emara AK, Klika AK, Koroukian S, Piuzzi NS. Understanding rates, risk factors, and complications associated with manipulation under anesthesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA): An analysis of 100,613 TKAs. Knee 2022; 38:170-177. [PMID: 36058125 DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2022.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Considering the growing adoption of technology-assisted total knee arthroplasties (TKA), previous database studies evaluating post-operative stiffness may be outdated. The present study aimed to: (1) evaluate the incidence of manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) after primary TKA; (2) determine independent risk factors for MUA; and (3) assess complications after MUA. METHODS Primary TKAs, with at least 6-month follow-up, were identified from the Florida State Inpatient Database (January 2016-June 2018) and linked to outpatient records from the Florida State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Database. Multivariable regression analyses were performed to compare patient factors and complications (e.g., mechanical, non-mechanical, infectious) associated with MUA, while adjusting for baseline demographics, comorbidities, use of robotic- and computer-technologies, time to MUA (0-3, 3-12, or >12 months), and need for repeat MUA (one-time vs >1). RESULTS The MUA rate was 2.8% (2821 of 100,613). Being younger, a woman, Black or Hispanic; having private or self-pay insurance; and conventional TKA were associated with significantly higher odds of undergoing MUA. Higher rates of mechanical complications and acute posthemorrhagic anemia were observed in the MUA cohort. Time to MUA, repeat MUA, and baseline demographics were not associated with complication rates among the MUA cohort. CONCLUSION Overall, 1 in 36 patients underwent MUA after primary TKA. Several non-modifiable patient characteristics, such as Black or Hispanic race, female sex, and younger age were associated with an increased risk of MUA. However, technology-assisted TKA might help to decrease the risk of MUA.
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- Pedro J Rullán
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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- Case Western Reserve University, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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- Case Western Reserve University, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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W-Dahl A. Manipulation under anesthesia: to do or not to do, that is the question. Acta Orthop 2022; 93:682-683. [PMID: 35848730 PMCID: PMC9290212 DOI: 10.2340/17453674.2022.4344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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- Annette W-Dahl
- Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University; The Swedish Arthroplasty Register, Sweden.
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Yang DS, Lemme NJ, Glasser J, Daniels AH, Antoci V. The Effect of Early versus Late Manipulation Under Anesthesia on Opioid Use, Surgical Complications, and Revision Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Knee Surg 2022. [PMID: 35817059 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Previous studies of early versus late manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) do not report on postoperative opioid utilization or revisions and focused on small single-institution retrospective cohorts. The PearlDiver Research Program (www.pearldiverinc.com), which uses an all-inclusive insurance database, was used to identify patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) who received (1) late MUA (>12 weeks), (2) early MUA (≤12 weeks), or (3) TKA only. To develop the control group cohort of TKA-only patients, 3:1 matching was conducted using 11 risk factor variables deemed significant by chi-squared analysis. Complications and opioid utilization were compared through multivariate regression analysis, controlling for age, gender, and Charlson Comorbidity Index. The risk of TKA revision was assessed through Cox-proportional hazards modeling and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis with log-rank test. Between 2011 and 2017, 2,062 TKA patients with early MUA, 1,112 TKA patients with late MUA, and a control cohort of 8,327 TKA-only patients were identified in the database. The percent of patients registering opioid use decreased from 54.6% 1 month pre-MUA to 4.6% (p < 0.0001) 1 month post-MUA following early MUA, whereas only from 32.6 to 10.4% (p < 0.0001) following late MUA. Late MUA was associated with higher risk of repeat MUA at 6 months (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.74, p < 0.0001), 1 year (aOR = 2.66, p < 0.0001), and 2 years (aOR = 2.63, p < 0.0001) following index MUA. Hazards modeling and survival analysis showed increased risk of TKA revision following late MUA (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 3.50, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.77-4.43, p < 0.0001) compared to early MUA (aHR = 2.15, 95% CI: 1.72-2.70, p < 0.0001), with significant differences in survival to revision curves (p < 0.0001). When compared to early MUA at 1 year, late MUA was associated with a significantly increased risk of prosthesis explantation (aOR = 2.89, p = 0.0026 vs. aOR = 0.93, p = 0.8563). MUA within 12 weeks after index TKA had improved pain resolution and significant curtailing of opioid use. Furthermore, late MUA was associated with prolonged opioid use, increased risks of revision, as well as prosthesis explantation, supporting screening and early intervention in cases of slow progression and stiffness. The level of evidence of this study is III.
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- Daniel S Yang
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Shekhar A, Howell SM, Nedopil AJ, Hull ML. Excellent and Good Results Treating Stiffness with Early and Late Manipulation after Unrestricted Caliper-Verified Kinematically Aligned TKA. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12020304. [PMID: 35207792 PMCID: PMC8875955 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12020304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) for stiffness within 6 to 12 weeks after mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) generally yields better outcome scores than an MUA performed later. However, the timing of MUA after unrestricted, caliper-verified, kinematically aligned (KA) TKA remains uncertain. A retrospective review identified 82 of 3558 (2.3%) KA TKA patients treated with an MUA between 2010 and 2017. Thirty patients treated with an MUA within 3 months of the TKA (i.e., early) and 24 in the late group (i.e., >3 months) returned a questionnaire after a mean of 6 years and 5 years, respectively. Mean outcome scores for the early vs. late group were 78 vs. 62 for the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) (p = 0.023) and 42 vs. 39 for the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) (p = 0.037). Subjectively, the early vs. late group responses indicated that 83% vs. 67% walked without a limp, 73% vs. 54% had normal extension, and 43% vs. 25% had normal flexion. An MUA within 3 months after unrestricted KA TKA provided excellent FJS and OKS at final follow-up relative to a late MUA. A late MUA performed after 3 months is worth consideration because of the good FJS and OKS scores, albeit with a risk of a persistent limp and limitation in knee extension and flexion.
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- Adithya Shekhar
- California Northstate University School of Medicine, Elk Grove, CA 95758, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, Lodi, CA 95240, USA;
- Correspondence:
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- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, Lodi, CA 95240, USA;
- Orthopädische Klinik König-Ludwig-Haus, Lehrstuhl für Orthopädie der Universität, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Patients undergoing manipulation after total knee arthroplasty are at higher risk of revision within 2 years. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND TRAUMATOLOGY 2021; 32:145-150. [PMID: 33760999 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-021-02943-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a very common orthopedic procedure and stiffness is a common complication following TKA. There is extensive data regarding timing and success of Manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) for stiffness following TKA. However, Studies reporting outcome following MUA have often focused on the improvement in ROM and improvement in functional score with very few studies reporting on the revision risk. METHODS AND MATERIALS In this study we retrospectively reviewed PearlDiver insurance database and analyzed the characteristics of the patient undergoing MUA after TKA. We also analyzed the risk of revision at 2 years in a cohort of MUA patients who were matched to patients without MUA. RESULT Our study identified 9156 patients who underwent MUA within one year following TKA. MUA was slightly more common in females and risk of manipulation decreases with increasing age. Comparative analysis showed that at two years, patients in the matched MUA cohort (538 patients, 5.99%) were 2.9 times more likely to undergo revision TKA compared to the matched non MUA group (194, 2.16%)OR 2.88 (95% CI-2.44 to 3.41), P < 0.05 CONCLUSION: Retrospective database review showed that the risk of revision is higher in patients undergoing MUA after TKA and hence patient should be counselled about the possibility of revision in the future.
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