ReviewEFORT open reviews2020
Outpatient total knee arthroplasty: is it worth considering?
Review in EFORT open reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- A comparison of functional outcomes following inpatient versus outpatient hip or knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid on Perioperative Blood Loss, Transfusion Requirements, Verticalization, and Ambulation in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Double-Blind Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- Outpatient total elbow arthroplasty-outcomes and complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Review
- Preoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes Predict Candidacy for Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Increased Stop Bang Score does not predict increased perioperative risk in patients with sleep apnea undergoing total knee arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Total knee arthroplasty following previous hardware implantation: do hardware removal strategies influence periprosthetic joint infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2025Article
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- Periarticular Versus Intravenous Corticosteroids in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025Review
- Bibliometric Analysis of Outpatient Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Research Evolution.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025Article
- Generalizability of machine learning models predicting 30-day unplanned readmission after primary total knee arthroplasty using a nationally representative database.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2024Article
- Time-Dependent Prediction Models for Individual Prognosis of Chronic Postsurgical Pain following Knee Replacement Based on an Extensive Multivariable Data Set.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Assessment of Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes After Outpatient Joint Arthroplasty in Academic Medical Centers.Arthroplasty today · 2023Article
- The limited use of a tourniquet during total knee arthroplasty under a contemporary enhanced recovery protocol has no meaningful benefit: a prospective randomized controlled trial.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Fostering Excellence in Knee Arthroplasty: Developing Optimal Patient Care Pathways and Inspiring Knowledge Transfer of Advanced Surgical Techniques.Journal of healthcare leadership · 2023Article
- The Most Influential Publications in Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty.Orthopedic reviews · 2022Article
- Spinal versus general anesthesia for patients undergoing outpatient total knee arthroplasty: a national propensity matched analysis of early postoperative outcomes.BMC anesthesiology · 2021Article
- Exploration of Overdose Risk Score and Postoperative Complications and Health Care Use After Total Knee Arthroplasty.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis to Assess the Outcomes in Pre- and Post-Fast-Track Hip and Knee Elective Prosthesis Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Are outpatient total hip and knee arthroplasties safe?Joint diseases and related surgeryArticle
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Abstract
Some authors have reported that outpatient total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a successful, safe and cost-effective treatment in the management of advanced osteoarthritis.The success obtained has been attributed to the coordination of the multidisciplinary team, standardized perioperative protocols, optimal hospital discharge planning and careful selection of patients.One study has demonstrated a higher risk of perioperative surgical and medical outcomes in outpatient TKA than inpatient TKA, including component failure, surgical site infection, knee stiffness and deep vein thrombosis.There remains a lack of universal criteria for patient selection. Outpatient TKA has thus far been performed in relatively young patients with few comorbidities.It is not yet clear whether outpatient TKA is worth considering, except in very exceptional cases (young patients without associated comorbidities).Outpatient TKA should not be generally recommended at the present time. Cite this article:
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