Conversion rates and timing to total knee arthroplasty following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a US population-based study.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2022

Publication Title

European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopédie traumatologie

Abstract

PURPOSE: To define the rate of subsequent TKA following ACLR in a large US cohort and to identify factors that influence the risk of later undergoing TKA after ACLR.

METHODS: The California's Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) database was queried from 2000 to 2014 to identify patients who underwent primary ACLR (ACL group). An age-and gender-matched cohort that underwent appendectomy was selected as the control group. The cumulative incidence of TKA was calculated and ten-year survival was investigated using Kaplan-Meier analysis with failure defined as conversion to arthroplasty. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to explore the risk factors for conversion to TKA following ACLR.

RESULTS: A total of 100,580 ACLR patients (mean age 34.48 years, 66.1%male) were matched to 100,545 patients from the general population. The ACL cohort had 1374 knee arthroplasty events; conversion rate was 0.71% at 2-year follow-up, 2.04% at 5-year follow-up, and 4.86% at 10-year follow-up. This conversion rate was higher than that of the control group at all time points, with an odds ratio of 3.44 (p

CONCLUSIONS: In this US statewide study, the rate of TKA after ACLR is higher than reported elsewhere, with significantly increased odds when compared to a control group. Age, gender, concomitant knee procedures and other socioeconomic factors influence the rate of conversion to TKA following ACLR.

Volume

32

Issue

2

First Page

353

Last Page

362

DOI

10.1007/s00590-021-02966-6

ISSN

1633-8065

PubMed ID

33893545

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