Yonsei Med J.  2008 Feb;49(1):129-137.

Factors Affecting Outcome after Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

• Moon HK
• Han CD
• Yang IH
• Cha BS

Abstract

PURPOSE
To compare the clinical outcome and complications following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in diabetic and non-diabetic patients, and to identify diabetes-related risk factors for negative outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 222 primary TKAs in patients with diabetes were evaluated using Knee Society scores and Hospital for Special Surgery score. Postoperative complications were reviewed retrospectively. The mean follow-up was 53.2 months. The effect of diabetes-related factors and comparison with a matched control group were analyzed statistically. RESULTS: Significant improvements were noted in all the scores after TKA (p < 0.05). There was no statistical difference in clinical sores between the diabetic and non-diabetic patients. In multivariate analysis associating age, gender and body mass index with pain and knee score at the latest follow-up, the average knee scores in normal and overweight group were found to be significantly higher than those in the obese group. The diabetic patients had an increased overall incidence of postoperative complications (17.6%) compared with the control group (8.1%) (p < 0.05). Particularly, the rate of wound complications such as skin necrosis, bulla formation or erythema with drainage was higher in the diabetic group (p < 0.05). Diabetes-related factors did not influence the incidence of complications. Associated diseases were the only significant risk factors correlated with wound complications and meniscal bearing dislodgement. CONCLUSION: Patients with diabetes can benefit from TKA, even though diabetic patients are at an increased risk for overall postoperative and wound complications. Preoperative factors such as obesity and associated diseases may adversely affect the clinical outcome of TKA in diabetic patients.

Keyword

Diabetes mellitus; total knee arthroplasty; clinical outcome; complication; risk factor

MeSH Terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
*Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
*Diabetes Mellitus
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome

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