Eugene Wong1,2, Chu Luan Nguyen3, Sean Park3,4, David Parker3,4. 1. Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute, Level 1 The Gallery, 445 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, NSW, 2067, Australia. Eugene.hl.wong@gmail.com. 2. Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia. Eugene.hl.wong@gmail.com. 3. Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute, Level 1 The Gallery, 445 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, NSW, 2067, Australia. 4. Royal North Shore Hospital, Reserve Road, St Leonards, NSW, 2065, Australia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The benefits of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (SBTKR) include reduced hospital costs, single anaesthetic exposure and in many cases is also the patient's preference. Despite these potential benefits, risk-adversity with respect to assumed complications and mortality make it difficult for the orthopaedic surgeon and patient to make an informed decision. This study aimed to address the inconsistencies and lack of consensus in previous literature regarding the short-term complications and clinical safety of SBTKR in patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: A cohort of 950 knees (475 patients) undergoing surgery between 2008 and 2013 was extracted from a prospectively collected clinical database and retrospectively linked to the Australian Joint Replacement Registry and hospital records. Patients underwent sequential SBTKR by their treating surgeon under one anaesthetic. Basic demographic data and outcome data including complications and mortality were collected. All data were analyzed using descriptive statistics only. RESULTS: A total of 413 patients and 826 knees were included. The average age of the cohort was 70 years with range between 46 and 88 years. 50% of patients were female. The overall mortality rate during the study follow-up period was 1.9%, with an average time to death postoperatively of 23.8 months. There were no cases of acute postoperative mortality (< 6 weeks). Medical complication rates were low. CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to the higher mortality and complication rates suggested in previous literature, this study has demonstrated that SBTKR is safe, with low mortality and complication rates under the current surgical protocol. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
PURPOSE: The benefits of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (SBTKR) include reduced hospital costs, single anaesthetic exposure and in many cases is also the patient's preference. Despite these potential benefits, risk-adversity with respect to assumed complications and mortality make it difficult for the orthopaedic surgeon and patient to make an informed decision. This study aimed to address the inconsistencies and lack of consensus in previous literature regarding the short-term complications and clinical safety of SBTKR in patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: A cohort of 950 knees (475 patients) undergoing surgery between 2008 and 2013 was extracted from a prospectively collected clinical database and retrospectively linked to the Australian Joint Replacement Registry and hospital records. Patients underwent sequential SBTKR by their treating surgeon under one anaesthetic. Basic demographic data and outcome data including complications and mortality were collected. All data were analyzed using descriptive statistics only. RESULTS: A total of 413 patients and 826 knees were included. The average age of the cohort was 70 years with range between 46 and 88 years. 50% of patients were female. The overall mortality rate during the study follow-up period was 1.9%, with an average time to death postoperatively of 23.8 months. There were no cases of acute postoperative mortality (< 6 weeks). Medical complication rates were low. CONCLUSIONS: In contrast to the higher mortality and complication rates suggested in previous literature, this study has demonstrated that SBTKR is safe, with low mortality and complication rates under the current surgical protocol. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: IV.
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