New York and Greenwich, CT
April 11, 2025
The Journal of Arthroplasty recently published the article Inpatient Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Has a Higher Risk of Early Complications: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis with Outpatient Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty written by Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH. FAOA, FAOS. This article is currently available for online.
With the rise in outpatient elective surgery, the safety of revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as an outpatient procedure has been questioned. This study compared surgical outcomes and complications of inpatient versus outpatient revision TKA using a large national database.
Outpatient single and two-component revision TKA did not result in a higher incidence of repeat revision TKA compared to inpatient revision TKA. There was a higher incidence of medical complications postoperatively, including PJI, acute kidney injury, blood transfusion, DVT, and pulmonary embolism, and an increased risk of 90-day hospital readmission in the inpatient revision TKA group. Read the complete findings online.
Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAOS is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon and founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University in New York. Since 2001, he has been listed annually in the Castle Connolly directory as a “top doctor” in his field.
Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is a comprehensive orthopaedics and sports medicine practice, specializing in arthroplasty with offices in New York City and Greenwich, CT. Leaders in orthopaedics, sports medicine, and acute emergency treatment of sports injuries and rehabilitation utilizing the latest techniques in orthopaedic care Plancher Ortho.