Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty: when should the Second Knee be Replaced?

Document Type : SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Authors

1 1 Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA 2 Albert Einstein medical center Philadelphia, PA, USA

2 Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

3 Rothman institute1 Rothman Institute of Orthopaedics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA 3 Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

Abstract

Background: Bilateral total knee arthroplasty (BTKA) under the same anesthesia (simultaneous) or staged are options for patients with end-stage arthritis of the knee that carries advantages and limitations. Not all patients are candidates for simultaneous BTKA, and therefore, surgeons prefer to stage the two TKAs. The optimal safe interval between two TKAs is not known. The present systematic review aimed to determine the optimal time interval between the two stages of BTKA. Methods: Pubmed and Scopus databases were searched to identify publications from January 1979 to November 2017 in English that compared the outcomes of staged BTKA performed using various time intervals between the two TKAs. Data on systemic and local complications following staged BTKA were extracted, and the pooled data were analyzed to adjust for age. Results: In total, 23 studies that enrolled 117,090 patients undergoing staged BTKA were included in this systematic review. A significant increase was observed in the incidence of myocardial infarction (OR=8.4 and 8.32), other cardiac complications (OR=17.71 and 18.18), deep vein thrombosis (OR=4.72 and 4.89), pneumonia (OR=3.37 and 3.45), and knee revision (OR=3.73 and 4.14) in patients undergoing the second TKA within 30 days or 90 days of the first TKA. However, the replacement of the second knee within this time interval was associated with a significantly lower risk of pulmonary embolism (OR=0.145 and 0.128), superficial (OR=0.14 and 0.79) and deep knee infection (OR=0.0 and 0.0), as well as vascular complications (OR=0.0 and 0.42). Conclusion: Time interval of less than 30 or 90 days between two TKAs performed in patients with BTKA was associated with a higher risk of systematic complications. However, the shorter time intervals between the two TKA may reduce the risk of other complications. This information may help surgeons' council patients better when deciding on the optimal time interval between two TKAs. Level of evidence: I 

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The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume 9, Issue 6
November 2021
Pages 633-640

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  • Receive Date: 30 August 2020
  • Accept Date: 11 August 2021

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