Chronic Oral Corticoteroid Use and 10-Year Incidence of Major Complications Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Oral corticosteroids are the primary treatment for several autoimmune conditions. The risk of long-term implant, bone health, and infectious-related complications in patients taking chronic oral corticosteroids before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is unknown. We compared the 10-year cumulative incidence of revision, periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), fragility fracture (FF), and periprosthetic fracture (PPF) following TKA in patients who had and did not have preoperative chronic oral corticosteroid use.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - April 20, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Mark Haft, Sanjay Kubsad, John M. Pirtle, Amil R. Agarwal, Rachel Ranson, Thomas Fraychineaud, James DeBritz, Savyasachi C. Thakkar, Gregory J. Golladay Source Type: research