Background:The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the usage of prehabilitation on a telehealth platform prior to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and its impact on short-term outcomes. Specifically, the study examined whether patients participating in a prehabilitation program impacted length of stay (LOS) and discharge disposition.Methods: A total of 476 consecutive patients who underwent TKA at three institutions were included. The average age of the 476 patients was 65.1 years (range, 35 and 93 years). There was a total of 114 patients who utilized the novel prehabilitation program that provided exercises, nutritional advice, education regarding home safety and reducing medical risks, and pain management skills prior to surgery. A group of 362 patients who did not utilize the program formed the control cohort. The outcomes evaluated were LOS and discharge disposition to home, home with health aide (HHA), or skilled nursing facility (SNF). Results:The average LOS in the prehabilitation group was significantly shorter than in the control group (2.0 vs. 2.7 days, P<0.001). Additionally, prehabilitation patients had more favorable discharge disposition status in comparison to the control group. In the prehabilitation patients, 77.2% went home without assistance, compared to 42.8% in the control group (P<0.001). Also, significantly fewer patients in the prehabilitation group were discharged to a SNF when compared to the control group (1.8% vs. 21.8%, P<0.0001).Conclusions: Prehabilitation preceding TKA in the current study showed early benefits in LOS and discharge disposition. This study will help expand the current literature and educate orthopaedic surgeons on a novel technology. To truly appreciate the role of telerehabilitation in the setting of TKA, further investigation is needed to investigate long-term outcomes, cost analysis, and patient and clinician satisfaction.
Introduction: Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients experience chronic pain related to osteoarthritis at comparable rates to the general population. While total hip arthroplasty (THA) effectively improves pain, functionality, and quality of life in PD patients, long-term outcomes following THA are under-reported. This study sought to investigate whether PD patients have an increased risk of complications and revision following THA in comparison to the general population. Methods: Utilising New York State’s Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System, all PD patients who underwent THA from 2009 to 2011 with minimum 2-year follow-up were identified. A control group (no-PD) was created via 1:1 propensity score-matching by age, gender, and Charlson/Deyo score. Univariate analysis compared demographics, complications, and revisions. Multivariate binary stepwise logistic regression identified independent predictors of outcomes. Results: 470 propensity score-matched patients (PD: n = 235; no-PD: n = 235) were identified. PD patients demonstrated higher rates of overall and postoperative wound infection ( p < 0.05), with comparable individual and overall complication and revision rates. PD did not increase odds of complications or revisions. PD patients had lengthier hospital stay (4.97 vs. 4.07 days, p = 0.001) and higher proportion of second primary THA >2-years postoperatively (69.4% vs. 59.6%, p = 0.027). Charlson/Deyo index was the greatest predictor of any surgical complication (OR = 1.17, p = 0.029). Female sex was the strongest predictor of any medical complication (OR = 2.21, p < 0.001). Discussion: Despite lengthier hospital stays and infection-related complications, PD patients experienced comparable complication and revision rates to patients from the general population undergoing THA.
Cervical spine deformity represents a broad spectrum of pathologies that are both complex in etiology and debilitating towards quality of life for patients. Despite advances in the understanding of drivers and outcomes of cervical spine deformity, only one classification system and one system of nomenclature for osteotomy techniques currently exist. Moreover, there is a lack of standardization regarding the indications for each technique. This article reviews the adult cervical deformity (ACD) and current classification and nomenclature for osteotomy techniques, highlighting the need for further work to develop a unified approach for each case and improve communication amongst the spine community with respect to ACD.
High suspicion index should be maintained for concomitant vascular injuries following knee dislocations.
Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. To compare outcomes and complication rates between patients with and without Parkinson's disease (PD) patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD). Summary of Background Data. There is limited literature evaluating the impact of PD on long-term outcomes after thoracolumbar fusion surgery for ASD. Methods. Patients admitted from 2009 to 2011 with diagnoses of ASD who underwent any thoracolumbar fusion procedure with a minimum 2-year follow-up surveillance were retrospectively reviewed using New York State's Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System. A 1:1 propensity score-match by age, Deyo score, and number of fused vertebral levels was conducted before comparing surgical outcomes of patients with ASD with and without PD. Univariate analysis compared demographics, complications, and subsequent revision. Multivariate binary stepwise logistic regression models identified independent predictors of these outcomes (covariates: age, sex, Deyo Index score, and PD diagnosis). Results. A total of 576 propensity score-matched patients were identified (PD: n = 288; no-PD: n = 288), with a mean age of 69.7 years (PD) and 70.2 years (no-PD). Each cohort had comparable distributions of age, sex, race, insurance provider, Deyo score, and number of levels fused (all P > 0.05). Patients with PD incurred higher total charges across ASD surgery–related visits ($187,807 vs. $126,610, P < 0.001), yet rates of medical complications (35.8% PD vs. 34.0% no-PD, P = 0.662) and revision surgery (12.2% vs. 10.8%, P > 0.05) were comparable. Postoperative mortality rates were comparable between PD and no-PD cohorts (2.8% vs. 1.4%, P = 0.243). Logistic regression identified nine-level or higher spinal fusion as a significant predictor for an increase in total complications (odds ratio = 5.64); PD was not associated with increased odds of any adverse outcomes. Conclusion. Aside from higher hospital charges incurred, patients with PD experienced comparable overall complication and revision rates to a propensity score-matched patient cohort without PD from the general population undergoing thoracolumbar fusion surgery. These results can support management of concerns and postoperative expectations in this patient cohort. Level of Evidence: 3
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