Abstract
Background: The reported complication rate after total elbow arthroplasty is high, and objective outcomes are not always predictive of satisfaction. This study aims to investigate the effect of a short-term complication on patient satisfaction and patient-reported outcome measures. Methods: We retrospectively included 126 patients who received a primary total elbow arthroplasty at our hospital between 2008 and 2018 and compared outcomes between patients with a complication and patients without complications occurring within 1 year using t-tests or Mann-Whitney U tests. P-values were corrected using the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure. Results: In total, 26 patients developed a complication (21%). At the 1-year follow-up, there were no significant differences between the groups. At the 3-year follow-up, patients with a complication had a lower median satisfaction score (8 vs. 10; P =.0288) and Oxford Elbow Score (27 vs. 43; P =.0048). At the 5-year follow-up, there were no differences between the groups. However, the number of patients who completed the 5-year follow-up is low (42 patients). Discussion: Complications occurred in 21% of patients undergoing total elbow arthroplasty and lead to a decrease in satisfaction and Oxford Elbow Score after 3 years.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 804-808 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | JSES international |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2021 |
Keywords
- Complication
- Level III
- Outcome
- Patient-reported outcome measures
- Prognosis Study
- Retrospective Case-Control Design
- Satisfaction
- Total elbow arthroplasty
- Ulnar nerve symptoms