Adverse Outcomes Associated With Elective Knee Arthroscopy: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Conclusions: Our study found 6.4 adverse outcomes per 1,000 elective knee arthroscopy procedures (0.64%), with the 3 most common complications being DVT, effusion and synovitis, and PE. We have also identified risk factors for adverse outcomes, particularly chronic kidney disease, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, and cancer.Level of Evidence: Level III, retrospective cohort study.

Source: Arthroscopy - February 8, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Megan A. Bohensky, Richard deSteiger, Chris Kondogiannis, Vijaya Sundararajan, Nick Andrianopoulos, Andrew Bucknill, Geoffrey McColl, Caroline A. Brand Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research