Do Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections Prior to Total Knee Arthroplasty Increase Postoperative Complication Rates: A Retrospective Review.

Autor: Rhode DT; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois., Siegel MA; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois., Volchenko E; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois., Patetta MJ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois., Schwarzman GR; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois., Chmell SJ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois., Gonzalez MH; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The journal of knee surgery [J Knee Surg] 2023 Feb; Vol. 36 (3), pp. 231-235. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 29.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731327
Abstrakt: There is conflicting literature suggesting that intra-articular corticosteroid injections before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may lead to an increase in the rate of postoperative complications, specifically periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Thus, this retrospective review of all TKAs performed at a large, urban hospital will add valuable evidence to help guide future patient care. After exclusion criteria, we retrospectively reviewed 417 patients who received a TKA from a group of fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeons between 2009 and 2016 at a single academic medical center. Minimum follow-up time was 1 year. Patients were separated into two groups: those who received a preoperative intra-articular corticosteroid injection and those who did not receive an injection. Subgroups were created based on the timing of their most recent preoperative injection: 0 to 3 months, 3 to 6 months, 6 to 12 months, 12+ months, and an unknown time period. Postoperative outcomes for PJI, revision TKA, and manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) were analyzed via a Chi-square test. No statistically significant postoperative differences were observed between groups: PJI ( p  = 0.904), revision TKA ( p  = 0.206), and MUA ( p  = 0.163). The temporal subgroups also failed to demonstrate a statistically significant result: PJI ( p  = 0.348), revision TKA ( p  = 0.701), and MUA ( p  = 0.512). This study revealed no absolute or temporal association between preoperative, intra-articular corticosteroid injections, and complications after TKA. Because these injections are a commonly used treatment modality prior to TKA, further studies should be conducted on a nationwide basis to draw more concrete conclusions.
Competing Interests: None declared.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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