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Postoperative Complications in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome Following Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty.

Alyssa Schreiber, Theodore Quan, Philip Parel, Agustin Ameigeiras, Sean Ahmadi, Jeffrey Wang, Jeremy D Le, Sean A Tabaie

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Alyssa SchreiberOrthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Theodore QuanOrthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Philip ParelOrthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Agustin AmeigeirasOrthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Sean AhmadiOrthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Jeffrey WangOrthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Jeremy D LeOrthopaedic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA.
Sean A TabaieOrthopaedic Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, USA.

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Abstract

introductionMetabolic syndrome is associated with increased risk of postoperative complications following various orthopedic surgeries. This study looked to identify specific postoperative complications in these patients following unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA).

methodsAdult patients undergoing primary UKA were queried in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2006-2019. Metabolic syndrome was defined by the simultaneous presence of hypertension, diabetes, and body mass index >30 kg/m

resultsIn total, 10,557 patients underwent UKA. Of these, 9,511 patients (90.1%) did not have metabolic syndrome whereas 1,046 (9.9%) had metabolic syndrome. Following adjustment for potential confounding variables on multivariate analysis, metabolic syndrome patients had an increased risk of an extended length of stay greater than four days (OR 1.66; p=0.016) compared to patients without metabolic syndrome.

conclusionMetabolic syndrome was associated with an increased risk of extended length of stay greater than four days following UKA. Physicians should be prepared for this complication as well as others when discussing treatment with metabolic syndrome patients.

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complicationsmetabolic syndromeorthopedic surgerypostoperative outcomesunicompartmental knee arthroplasty

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