Crohn's Disease Increases In-Hospital Lengths of Stay, Medical Complications, and Costs of Care following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

This study demonstrated that, after adjusting for age, sex, and medical comorbidities, patients with CD have prolonged in-hospital LOS, increased medical complications, and higher EOC costs following primary TKA. Therefore, it establishes the importance for orthopaedists to adequately counsel CD patients of the potential complications and outcomes following their procedure. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Knee Surgery - November 18, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hadid, Bana Buehring, Weston Mannino, Angelo Weisberg, Miriam D. Golub, Ivan J Ng, Mitchell K Razi, Afshin E. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research