Simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty is associated with shorter length of stay but increased mortality compared with staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a …

NS Makaram, SB Roberts, GJ Macpherson - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is associated with high patient
satisfaction. However, controversy remains regarding the safety and efficacy of conducting …

Endophthalmitis rate in immediately sequential versus delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery within the Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS®) Registry Data

M Lacy, TPH Kung, JP Owen, RT Yanagihara… - Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare the rate of postoperative endophthalmitis after immediately sequential
bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) versus delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery …

Bilateral knee arthroplasty in patients affected by windswept deformity: a systematic review

E Cammisa, I Sassoli, M La Verde, S Fratini… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background:“Windswept” deformity (WSD) consists of a non-frequent condition in which the
patient presents a valgus deformity in one knee and a varus deformity in the other. We …

Effects of proximal fibular osteotomy on stress changes in mild knee osteoarthritis with varus deformity: a finite element analysis

D Pan, L TianYe, Y Peng, X JingLi, L HongZhu… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2020 - Springer
Background Many previous studies lack sufficient quantitative evidences about changes in
biomechanical properties of the knee in response to proximal fibular osteotomy (PFO) …

Short interval staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty: safety compared to simultaneous and later staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty

MS Abdelaal, D Calem, MB Sherman… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (sim-BTKA) is reported to be safe
in a select group of patients. Patients with symptomatic bilateral knee arthritis who are not …

Simultaneous bilateral primary total knee arthroplasty with TXA and restrictive transfusion protocols: still a 1 in 5 risk of allogeneic transfusion

BP Chalmers, M Mishu, Y Chiu, FD Cushner… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Historically, there was up to a 60% risk of blood transfusion for patients
undergoing simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (SBTKA). As such, the goal of this …

Differences in time to return to work among patients undergoing simultaneous versus staged bilateral total knee arthroplasty

CA Kahlenberg, EC Krell, TP Sculco… - The Bone & Joint …, 2021 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Many patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have severe osteoarthritis (OA)
in both knees and may consider either simultaneous or staged bilateral TKA. The …

No differences in terms of complications, readmissions, reoperations, and patient-reported outcomes in simultaneous bilateral versus staged bilateral total knee …

E Franceschetti, S Campi, P Gregori, G Giurazza… - The Knee, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The safety and the clinical success of simultaneous bilateral total knee
arthroplasty (BTKA) is controversial. The aim of this study was to compare complications and …

Beyond one step: unveiling optimal approach for bilateral knee arthroplasty-a comprehensive meta-analysis

C Desouza, V Shetty - Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, 2024 - Springer
Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an efficient and common procedure used to
treat advanced osteoarthritis of the knee. Geriatric patients make up the majority of TKA …

The efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in rheumatoid arthritis patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a multicenter retrospective study

G Cao, S Zhang, Y Wang, H Xu, S Quan, L Cai… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2023 - Springer
Background The efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid (TXA) in reducing blood loss
following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with osteoarthritis have been widely …