Systemic lupus erythematosus is not a risk factor for poor outcomes after total hip and total knee arthroplasty.

CONCLUSIONS: While SLE patients have more comorbidities than OA, and SLE THA have worse preoperative pain and function compared with OA controls, SLE was not an independent risk factor for poor short-term pain or function after either hip or knee arthroplasty. PMID: 25595621 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25595621?dopt=Abstract

Source: Lupus - January 16, 2015 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Shah UH, Mandl LA, Mertelsmann-Voss C, Lee YY, Alexiades MM, Figgie MP, Goodman SM Tags: Lupus Source Type: research