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ArticleActa ortopedica brasileira

HIGHER RISK OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IN OCTOGENARIANS.

Gabriel Garcez de Araujo Souza, Raphael Soejima Correia Ramalho, Rodrigo Sattamini Pires E Albuquerque, João Maurício Barretto, Rafael Souza Mançãno Chaves, Eduardo Branco de Sousa

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Article in Acta ortopedica brasileira. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07464860 (A Box Breathing Intervention and the Surgical Stress Response in Older Adults Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07464860 narecruitingnot on this map

A Box Breathing Intervention and the Surgical Stress Response in Older Adults Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ArizonaRan2026 to 2026Enrolled32ConditionsSurgical Stress Response, Stress Physiological, Stress Physiology, Stress PsychologicalArmsA 5-minute Asynchronous Breathwork Intervention, A 5-minute Asynchronous Card Game Video
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Gabriel Garcez de Araujo SouzaInstituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia, Knee Surgery Center, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1732-1092
Raphael Soejima Correia RamalhoInstituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia, Knee Surgery Center, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1267-4358
Rodrigo Sattamini Pires E AlbuquerqueInstituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia, Knee Surgery Center, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2351-9449
João Maurício BarrettoClínica São Vicente, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3654-2031
Rafael Souza Mançãno ChavesInstituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia, Knee Surgery Center, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2445-5926
Eduardo Branco de SousaInstituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia, Knee Surgery Center, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8577-6403
Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia · BRHospital São Vicente de Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal Fluminense · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the complication rate of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in octogenarian patients and identify predictive factors.

methodsThe study comprised 70 octogenarians and 70 non-octogenarian patients as control group, all submitted to TKA. We analyzed the medical records of these patients, seeking for complications during the first postoperative year. Regarding the risk factors, we evaluated: age, sex, race, American Society of Anesthesiologists score, body mass index, smoking, hypertension and diabetes mellitus.

resultsIn the control group, the incidence of complications was 7.1%. Whereas in the octogenarian group it was significantly higher, reaching 34.3% (OR 6.8; 95% CI 2.4-19.1). We found no association to sex, skin color, and comorbidities. Age is an independent risk factor for postoperative complications. Our data may help patients to acknowledge the risks of undergoing primary TKA and physicians to assess and adjust perioperative risk.

conclusionThe incidence of postoperative complications is significantly higher in octogenarians.

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80 and overArthroplasty. Knee. Postoperative Complications. Aged

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PMID32788859
PMCPMC7405842
OpenAlexW3046683180

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