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ArticleZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2023

[Outcome of joint replacement in patients with underlying rheumatoid disease].

Dominik Emanuel Holzapfel, Max Thieme, Tobias Kappenschneider, Sabrina Holzapfel, Günther Maderbacher, Markus Weber, Joachim Grifka, Matthias Meyer

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Article in Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Intensive care needs after hip and knee replacement: understanding risk profiles for severe postoperative complications.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dominik Emanuel HolzapfelMedical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Regensburg University, Kaiser-Karl V.-Allee 3, 93077, Bad Abbach, Deutschland. dominik.holzapfel@ukr.de.
Max ThiemeMedical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Regensburg University, Kaiser-Karl V.-Allee 3, 93077, Bad Abbach, Deutschland.
Tobias KappenschneiderMedical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Regensburg University, Kaiser-Karl V.-Allee 3, 93077, Bad Abbach, Deutschland.
Sabrina HolzapfelDepartment of Neonatology, Children's Hospital St. Hedwig Barmherzige Brüder, Medical Center, Regensburg, Deutschland.
Günther MaderbacherMedical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Regensburg University, Kaiser-Karl V.-Allee 3, 93077, Bad Abbach, Deutschland.
Markus WeberCenter of Oncology, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder, Medical Center, Regensburg, Deutschland.
Joachim GrifkaMedical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Regensburg University, Kaiser-Karl V.-Allee 3, 93077, Bad Abbach, Deutschland.
Matthias MeyerMedical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Regensburg University, Kaiser-Karl V.-Allee 3, 93077, Bad Abbach, Deutschland.
Asklepios Kliniken Bad Abbach · DEKrankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundArtificial joint replacement is a meaningful treatment option for patients with advanced rheumatic degenerative joint diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the underlying rheumatic diseases on postoperative complications and patient-reported outcome (PRO) after elective total joint replacement (TJR). MATERIAL AND

methodsIn a retrospective analysis of 9149 patients with elective total knee or total hip arthroplasty (TKR and THR), complication rates and PRO of patients with and without rheumatic diseases (RD) were compared. Multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine whether the underlying rheumatic disease was an independent risk factor for various complications.

resultsIn the univariate analyses the RD patients had an increased risk of medical complications (7.1% vs. 5.2%; p = 0.028) and Clavien-Dindo grade IV complications (2.8% vs. 1.8%; p = 0.048) after TJR. This was confirmed in multivariate statistical analyses (p < 0.034). The rates for operative revisions and surgical complications were comparable (2.5% vs. 2.4%; p = 0.485). Analysis of the PRO showed a higher responder rate in patients with RD after TKR (91.9% vs. 84.5%, p = 0.039). In contrast, the responder rate in patients with RD after THR was comparable (93.4% vs. 93.2%, p = 0.584).

conclusionDespite increased postoperative complication rates, patients with underlying rheumatic diseases showed a comparable outcome 1 year after TJR. After TKR the RD patients showed even higher responder rates. Although RD patients are a vulnerable patient group, they can still benefit from joint replacement.

Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeRheumatic DiseasesHumansKnee JointRetrospective StudiesPatient-reported outcomePostoperative complicationsTotal hip arthroplastyTotal joint replacementTotal knee arthroplasty

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