TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative Analysis of Unicompartmental Total Knee Arthroplasty and High Tibial Osteotomy
T2 - Time to Total Knee Arthroplasty and Other Outcome Measures
AU - Serbin, Philip A.
AU - Do, Dang Huy
AU - Hinkle, Andrew
AU - Wukich, Dane
AU - Huo, Michael
AU - Sambandam, Senthil
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - Background: There is no consensus on whether unicompartmental arthroplasty (UKA) or high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is superior for unicompartmental arthritis. While there are studies comparing revision and complication rates, none matched a large number of patients undergoing HTO and UKA in the United States and compared these outcomes. We investigated TKA conversion rate and the complications following HTO or UKA. Methods: This retrospective study queried the PearlDiver database of all patients undergoing UKA and HTO using CPT codes between January 2011 and January 2020. We compared propensity-matched populations based on age, gender, Charlson comorbidity index, and Elixhauser comorbidity index to compare odds of complications, TKA conversion, and drug use between UKA and HTO groups. Two-independent sample t-test for unequal variances and test of significance were performed. Results: We found 32,583 UKA patients and 816 HTO patients. Each matched group had 535 patients. One-year complication showed higher risk of pneumonia, hematoma, infection, and mechanical complications among HTO patients. UKA patients used narcotics on average of 10.3 days compared to 9.1 days among HTO patients (P < .01). UKA conversion rates were 4.1%, 5.4%, 7.7%, and 9.2% at 1-, 2-, 5-, and 10-year intervals, respectively. HTO conversion rates were less than 2% at 1- and 2-year intervals, 3.4% at 5-year, and 4.5% at 10-year intervals. This difference was statistically significant at 5- and 10-year intervals (P < .01). Conclusions: Using large matched cohorts, HTO may be converted to TKA later than UKA in short- to mid-term follow-up, and HTO patients used opioids for shorter duration.
AB - Background: There is no consensus on whether unicompartmental arthroplasty (UKA) or high tibial osteotomy (HTO) is superior for unicompartmental arthritis. While there are studies comparing revision and complication rates, none matched a large number of patients undergoing HTO and UKA in the United States and compared these outcomes. We investigated TKA conversion rate and the complications following HTO or UKA. Methods: This retrospective study queried the PearlDiver database of all patients undergoing UKA and HTO using CPT codes between January 2011 and January 2020. We compared propensity-matched populations based on age, gender, Charlson comorbidity index, and Elixhauser comorbidity index to compare odds of complications, TKA conversion, and drug use between UKA and HTO groups. Two-independent sample t-test for unequal variances and test of significance were performed. Results: We found 32,583 UKA patients and 816 HTO patients. Each matched group had 535 patients. One-year complication showed higher risk of pneumonia, hematoma, infection, and mechanical complications among HTO patients. UKA patients used narcotics on average of 10.3 days compared to 9.1 days among HTO patients (P < .01). UKA conversion rates were 4.1%, 5.4%, 7.7%, and 9.2% at 1-, 2-, 5-, and 10-year intervals, respectively. HTO conversion rates were less than 2% at 1- and 2-year intervals, 3.4% at 5-year, and 4.5% at 10-year intervals. This difference was statistically significant at 5- and 10-year intervals (P < .01). Conclusions: Using large matched cohorts, HTO may be converted to TKA later than UKA in short- to mid-term follow-up, and HTO patients used opioids for shorter duration.
KW - Conversion
KW - High tibial osteotomy
KW - Opioids
KW - Outcomes
KW - Total knee arthroplasty
KW - Unicompartmental arthroplasty
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U2 - 10.1016/j.artd.2023.101107
DO - 10.1016/j.artd.2023.101107
M3 - Article
C2 - 37069946
AN - SCOPUS:85149737861
SN - 2352-3441
VL - 20
JO - Arthroplasty Today
JF - Arthroplasty Today
M1 - 101107
ER -