Incidence and predictors of total knee arthroplasty following knee arthroscopy

Tristan Camus; Jiho Han; Feroz Osmani; Norman Scott; William J Long

doi:10.1016/j.jor.2017.11.006

Incidence and predictors of total knee arthroplasty following knee arthroscopy

J Orthop. 2017 Nov 6;15(1):32-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2017.11.006. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Authors

Tristan Camus^{1

2

3}, Jiho Han², Feroz Osmani², Norman Scott^{1

2}, William J Long^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Insall Scott Kelly Institute, 60 East 66th Street, New York, NY, 10065, United States.
² New York University Langone Medical Centre, Hospital for Joint Disease, 301 E 17th St, New York, NY 10003, United States.
³ Vancouver Island Health Authority, 1952 Bay Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8R 1J8, Canada.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of knee arthroscopy (KA) in patients with symptomatic meniscal tears or mechanical symptoms and OA, by using conversion to TKA as a final outcome measure.

Methods: Retrospective review of all patients with OA who underwent KA in our practice.

Results: 1215 KAs were reviewed; 3.9% underwent conversion to TKA at an average of 3.2 years.

Conclusion: KA plays a role in delaying TKA in knees with meniscal tears and mechanical symptoms with concurrent OA.

Keywords: KA in osteoarthritis; TKA following KA; Young patient OA.