CLINICAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

AUTOR(ES)

Souza, José Miguel Francisco da Silva, Ferreira, Ricardo dos Santos, Lima, Alexandre José Pereira de, Sá Filho, Airton César Pereira de, Albuquerque, Paulo Cezar Vidal Carneiro de

FONTE

Acta ortop. bras.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2016-12

RESUMO

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess socio-demographic characteristics of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in a public university hospital, evaluating the outcome infection and associated factors. Method: A retrospective study was carried out with 78 patients undergoing TKA, from 2013 to 2014. The socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients were collected. Comparison between infected and non-infected patients was performed to find out which variables were possibly associated to this complication. Result: Of 81 arthroplasties performed, patients were older (mean age 64 years), women (79%), with primary osteoarthritis as main etiology (87.6%) and most had comorbidities (82.7%). Infection occurred in 16% of patients, and this outcome associated with age older than 65 years (p=0.023) and the occurrence of deep vein thrombosis (p=0.027). Conclusion: Patients undergoing TKA are mostly elderly women with primary osteoarthritis in the knee and comorbidities who developed infection in 16% of cases. More studies need to be conducted aimed at creating specific protocols in order to improve the quality of clinical practice. Level of Evidence III, Retrospective Comparative Study.

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