Chronic Anticoagulation is Associated With Significantly Increased Rates of Medical Complications, Periprosthetic Joint Infection, and Revision After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
CA was associated with significantly higher rates of readmission, medical complications, PJI, and all-cause revision after primary TKA. This data highlights the importance of preoperative medical optimization and perioperative medical management in this population.
Authors
- Bailey J. Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3977-9467)
- A Schwartz
- Kevin Heo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0865-8390)
- Jacob M. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5044-7084)
- Jason A. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6143-609X)
- Rahul Goel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0515-0361)
- Ajay Premkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-8655)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- Duke University (US)
- InfoConsult (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101749
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01