ArticleInternational orthopaedics2017
Post-operative medical and surgical complications after primary total joint arthroplasty in solid organ transplant recipients: a case series.
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- Comparison of total joint arthroplasty outcomes between renal transplant patients and dialysis patients-a meta-analysis and systematic review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Pooled it
- Outcomes and Complications of Total Joint Arthroplasty in Heart Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Perioperative complications and mid-term outcomes in total hip and knee joint arthroplasty among solid organ transplant recipients: lowest reoperation-free survival and patient survivorship in lung transplant recipients.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Total joint arthroplasty following solid organ transplants: complications and mid-term outcomes.International orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Complications and safety of the transplanted organ after upper extremity surgery in patients receiving immunosuppressant therapy after solid organ transplantation.International orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Perioperative Management of Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Undergoing Major Orthopaedic Surgery: A Practical Overview.Advances in therapy · 2018Review
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Abstract
purposeIn a series of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients who underwent a subsequent primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA) procedure, this study aimed to determine: (1) 90-day morbidity and mortality after primary total knee or hip arthroplasty (TKA and THA), (2) overall post-operative infection rates, and (3) how complication and infection rates compared across primary TJA procedure and type of transplant organ.
methodsThe University of Michigan Health System database was retrospectively searched using current procedural terminology codes for any primary TKA or THA performed at the institution in years 2000-2012 in a patient who previously received a successful SOT at any hospital.
resultsThe search yielded 44 arthroplasties performed in 29 SOT recipients (average age 54.8 years, average follow-up about 30 months for both groups). No deaths were reported, but 13/27 (48.1%) THA patients and 2/6 (33.3%) TKA patients experienced a total of 29 complications within 90 days of surgery. One patient (3.7%) [1/27 patients, 1/37 joints] underwent revision hip arthroplasty to correct limb length. One THA patient and two TKA patients developed infection requiring revision surgery (3.7% and 33%, respectively). Type of transplant did not affect complication rates (P=0.65), and infection was more common after TKA (P=0.01).
conclusionsA series of SOT recipients demonstrated increased rates of infection and other complications following TJA. Surgical and medical teams should work closely to optimize this population for TJA surgery and minimize peri-operative complications. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE & STUDY
designLevel IV, Prognostic Case-Series.
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