Low Albumin Is a Risk Factor for Complications after Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty

This study confirms the relationship between suboptimal nutritional status and complications following RTKA. Hypoalbuminemia may be used as a potential preoperative predictor of outcomes. Understanding the effects of malnutrition on perioperative complications informs the choice of appropriate candidates for surgical intervention, timing of surgery, resource allocation, and risk counseling preoperatively.[...]Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text
Source: Journal of Knee Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research