A Nationwide Analysis on the Impact of Schizophrenia Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Matched-Control Analysis of 49,176 Medicare Patients

Schizophrenia is defined as having auditory hallucinations, disorganized thinking, with negative symptoms lasting longer than six months duration. The influence of schizophrenia on total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is limited in the literature. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether patients with schizophrenia undergoing primary TKA have: 1) longer in-hospital length of stay (LOS); 2) higher readmission rates; 3) higher medical complications; 4) higher implant-related complications; and 5) higher costs of care compared to controls.
Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research