Bella Mehta1, Kaylee Ho2, Jennifer Bido3, Stavros G Memtsoudis4, Michael L Parks3, Linda Russell1, Susan M Goodman1, Said Ibrahim2. 1. Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY; Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY. 2. Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY. 3. Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY. 4. Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY; Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We sought to examine bilateral total knee arthroplasty (BTKA) vs unilateral TKA (UTKA) utilization and in-hospital complications comparing African Americans (AAs) and Whites. METHODS: In this retrospective analysis of patients ≥50 years who underwent elective primary TKA, the (2007-2016) database of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (National Inpatient Sample) was used. We computed differences in temporal trends in utilization and major in-hospital complication rates of BTKA vs UTKA comparing AAs and Whites. We performed multivariable logistic regression models to assess racial differences in trends adjusting for individual-, hospital- and community-level variables. Discharge weights were used to enable nationwide estimates. We used multiple imputation procedures to impute values for 12% missing race information. RESULTS: An estimated 276,194 BTKA and 5,528,429 UTKA were performed in the US. The proportion of BTKA among all TKAs declined, and AAs were significantly less likely to undergo BTKA compared to Whites throughout the study period (trend P = .01). In-hospital complication rates for UTKA were higher in AAs compared to Whites throughout the study period (trend P < .0001). However, for BTKA, the in-hospital complication rates varied between Whites and AAs throughout the study period (trend P = .09). CONCLUSION: In this nationwide sample of patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty from 2007 to 2016, the utilization of BTKA was higher in Whites compared to AAs. On the other hand, while AAs have consistently higher in-hospital complication rates in UTKA over the time period, this pattern was not consistent for BTKA.
BACKGROUND: We sought to examine bilateral total knee arthroplasty (BTKA) vs unilateral TKA (UTKA) utilization and in-hospital complications comparing African Americans (AAs) and Whites. METHODS: In this retrospective analysis of patients ≥50 years who underwent elective primary TKA, the (2007-2016) database of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (National Inpatient Sample) was used. We computed differences in temporal trends in utilization and major in-hospital complication rates of BTKA vs UTKA comparing AAs and Whites. We performed multivariable logistic regression models to assess racial differences in trends adjusting for individual-, hospital- and community-level variables. Discharge weights were used to enable nationwide estimates. We used multiple imputation procedures to impute values for 12% missing race information. RESULTS: An estimated 276,194 BTKA and 5,528,429 UTKA were performed in the US. The proportion of BTKA among all TKAs declined, and AAs were significantly less likely to undergo BTKA compared to Whites throughout the study period (trend P = .01). In-hospital complication rates for UTKA were higher in AAs compared to Whites throughout the study period (trend P < .0001). However, for BTKA, the in-hospital complication rates varied between Whites and AAs throughout the study period (trend P = .09). CONCLUSION: In this nationwide sample of patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty from 2007 to 2016, the utilization of BTKA was higher in Whites compared to AAs. On the other hand, while AAs have consistently higher in-hospital complication rates in UTKA over the time period, this pattern was not consistent for BTKA.
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