Let’s Talk About TKA and Complications:
JOA Publishes Research Article By Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, FAOA, FAOS
New York and Greenwich, CT
September 18, 2025
The Journal of Arthroplasty recently published the article Total Knee Arthroplasty One- versus Two-Component Single-Stage Exchange for Periprosthetic Joint Infections: Medical Complications, Hospital Readmissions, and Failures written by Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH. FAOA, FAOS. This article is currently available for online. Comparing one-component and two-component single-stage revision total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) found a higher incidence of hospital readmissions and medical complications in the one-component group. The one-component exchange was significantly more likely to result in readmissions with a diagnosis of infection and medical complications within 90 days and six months post- surgery. Read the 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.