Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4060206 | The Journal of Arthroplasty | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Intra-articular steroid injections are widely used for symptomatic relief of knee osteoarthritis. This study used a national database to determine if there is an association between preoperative intra-articular knee injection at various time intervals prior to ipsilateral TKA and infection. The incidence of infection within 3 months (2.6%, OR 2.0 [1.6–2.5], P < 0.0001) and 6 months (3.41%, OR 1.5 [1.2–1.8], P < 0.0001) after TKA within 3 months of knee injection was significantly higher than our control cohort. There was no significant difference in patients who underwent TKA more than 3 months after injection. Ipsilateral knee injection within three months prior to TKA is associated with a significant increase in infection.
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Authors
Jourdan M. Cancienne, Brian C. Werner, Luke M. Luetkemeyer, James A. Browne,