Do Patients With Diabetes Have Poorer Improvements in Patient-Reported Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Diabetes is one of the most common comorbidities in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis. However, the evidence remains unclear on how it affects patient-reported outcome measures after TKA. We reviewed prospectively collected data of 2840 patients who underwent prima...

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Published in:The Journal of arthroplasty 2021-07, Vol.36 (7), p.2486-2491
Main Authors: Zhang, Siyuan, Chong, Mark, Lau, Bernard Puang Huh, Ng, Yau Hong, Wang, Xinyu, Chua, Weiliang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
diabetes
functional outcomes
patient-reported outcome measures
range of motion
total knee arthroplasty
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Summary:Diabetes is one of the most common comorbidities in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis. However, the evidence remains unclear on how it affects patient-reported outcome measures after TKA. We reviewed prospectively collected data of 2840 patients who underwent primary unilateral TKA between 2008 and 2018, of which 716 (25.2%) had diabetes. All patients had their HbA1c measured within 1 month before surgery, and only well-controlled diabetics (HbA1c
ISSN:0883-5403
1532-8406
DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2021.02.070