Ali Ashraf1, T David Luo1, Christy Christophersen2, Lindsay R Hunter3, Diane L Dahm1, Amy L McIntosh4. 1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A. 2. University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A. 3. College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A. 4. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A.. Electronic address: McIntosh.Amy@mayo.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to determine the frequency of acute and subacute complications (within 6 months) of arthroscopic knee procedures in patients aged 17 years or younger and to determine associated risk factors. METHODS: We identified all patients aged 17 years or younger who underwent arthroscopic knee procedures at our institution from 1997 to 2009. Patient demographic and surgical data were collected from the medical and surgical records, with specific focus on intraoperative and postoperative complications. RESULTS: During the study period, 1,002 knee arthroscopies were reviewed. The overall complication rate was 14.7%. Major complications occurred in 21 surgeries (2.1%) and included the following: septic arthritis (n = 3, 0.3%), wound complication requiring operative revision (n = 9, 0.9%), arthrofibrosis requiring manipulation (n = 4, 0.4%), other unplanned subsequent surgery (n = 4, 0.4%), and death (n = 1, 0.1%). Surgeries with an anesthesia time of 265 minutes or greater (P = .026), operative time of 220 minutes or greater (P = .013), or tourniquet time of 114 minutes or greater (P < .001) and surgeries with 3 or more Current Procedural Terminology codes (P = .003) had a statistically significant increase in risk of major complications. The incidence of minor complications was 12.6%, which included persistent effusion/hemarthrosis requiring arthrocentesis (n = 59, 5.9%) and superficial wound infection (n = 18, 1.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Major complications after knee arthroscopy in children and adolescents are rare, but minor complications are more common. If possible, surgeons should avoid prolonged anesthesia, surgery, and tourniquet times. The pediatric patient's medical and family history should be reviewed to identify important risk factors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic case series.
PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to determine the frequency of acute and subacute complications (within 6 months) of arthroscopic knee procedures in patients aged 17 years or younger and to determine associated risk factors. METHODS: We identified all patients aged 17 years or younger who underwent arthroscopic knee procedures at our institution from 1997 to 2009. Patient demographic and surgical data were collected from the medical and surgical records, with specific focus on intraoperative and postoperative complications. RESULTS: During the study period, 1,002 knee arthroscopies were reviewed. The overall complication rate was 14.7%. Major complications occurred in 21 surgeries (2.1%) and included the following: septic arthritis (n = 3, 0.3%), wound complication requiring operative revision (n = 9, 0.9%), arthrofibrosis requiring manipulation (n = 4, 0.4%), other unplanned subsequent surgery (n = 4, 0.4%), and death (n = 1, 0.1%). Surgeries with an anesthesia time of 265 minutes or greater (P = .026), operative time of 220 minutes or greater (P = .013), or tourniquet time of 114 minutes or greater (P < .001) and surgeries with 3 or more Current Procedural Terminology codes (P = .003) had a statistically significant increase in risk of major complications. The incidence of minor complications was 12.6%, which included persistent effusion/hemarthrosis requiring arthrocentesis (n = 59, 5.9%) and superficial wound infection (n = 18, 1.8%). CONCLUSIONS: Major complications after knee arthroscopy in children and adolescents are rare, but minor complications are more common. If possible, surgeons should avoid prolonged anesthesia, surgery, and tourniquet times. The pediatric patient's medical and family history should be reviewed to identify important risk factors. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic case series.
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