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Traumatic Complications Of Inpatient Massage Therapy: Case Report And Literature Review, Ishna Sharma, D'Andrea Joseph, Orlando Kirton
Traumatic Complications Of Inpatient Massage Therapy: Case Report And Literature Review, Ishna Sharma, D'Andrea Joseph, Orlando Kirton
Abington Jefferson Health Papers
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Seasonal Influence On Postoperative Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty, Azeem Tariq Malik, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Arif Ali M, Syed Hamza Mufarrih, Shahryar Noordin
Seasonal Influence On Postoperative Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty, Azeem Tariq Malik, Muhammad Shahid Khan, Arif Ali M, Syed Hamza Mufarrih, Shahryar Noordin
Section of Orthopaedic Surgery
Purpose: This study is aimed at investigating whether inpatient complications and surgical site infections (SSIs) occurred more commonly in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during the summer season.
Materials and Methods: A total of 725 patients who underwent unilateral or bilateral TKA were included in this study. A total of 241 patients (33.2%) underwent TKA between May and August. Our outcomes of interest were the incidence of postoperative complications and length of stay.
Result: May-August surgeries were associated with a higher risk of postoperative inpatient complications (p=0.003). May-August surgeries (odds ratio [OR], 2.13; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.18 …