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Dragosloveanu S, Petre MA, Cretu B, Mihailescu AA, Cergan R, Scheau C. Etiology of Total Knee Arthroplasty Revisions: A Two-Decade Institutional Perspective. Cureus 2024; 16:e55263. [PMID: 38425332 PMCID: PMC10904024 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.55263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) implant survival time is determined by various patient and implant-related factors and varies significantly in recent worldwide reports. In our study, we have included 247 TKA revisions in 203 patients performed in our hospital over the last 20 years. Multiple etiologies of revisions were identified and classified into 10 categories. Time to failure was analyzed with regard to etiology, patient demographics, and other relevant data. The overall average time to revision was 44.08 months (95% confidence interval (CI) between 33.34 and 49.82 months). Age at primary implant was negatively correlated with time to revision (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.0521 and 95% CI of HR = 1.0359 to 1.0685) and female patients showed a 1.59 times higher risk of implant failure than males. Periprosthetic joint infection was the cause of 46.56% (n=115) of revisions (out of which 12.55% (n=31) were early infections, diagnosed within the first three months), while aseptic loosening was found in 31.98% (n=79) of cases. Infection correlated with a shorter time to revision compared to aseptic loosening (p<0.05). These findings emphasize the need to intensify efforts to deliver the best patient care, select the best antibiotic regimen, and improve surgical techniques to decrease the incidence of infectious complications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Serban Dragosloveanu
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, ROU
- Department of Orthopaedics, "Foisor" Clinical Hospital of Orthopaedics, Traumatology, and Osteoarticular Tuberculosis, Bucharest, ROU
| | - Mihnea-Alexandru Petre
- Department of Orthopaedics, "Foisor" Clinical Hospital of Orthopaedics, Traumatology, and Osteoarticular Tuberculosis, Bucharest, ROU
| | - Bogdan Cretu
- Department of Orthopaedics, Bucharest Emergency University Hospital, Bucharest, ROU
| | - Alexandra Ana Mihailescu
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, "Foisor" Clinical Hospital of Orthopaedics, Traumatology, and Osteoarticular Tuberculosis, Bucharest, ROU
| | - Romica Cergan
- Department of Anatomy, The "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, ROU
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, "Foisor" Clinical Hospital of Orthopaedics, Traumatology, and Osteoarticular Tuberculosis, Bucharest, ROU
| | - Cristian Scheau
- Department of Physiology, The "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, ROU
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, "Foisor" Clinical Hospital of Orthopaedics, Traumatology, and Osteoarticular Tuberculosis, Bucharest, ROU
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