Is socioeconomic status a risk factor for stiffness after total knee arthroplasty? A multicenter case-control study.

Springer, Bryan D; Odum, Susan M; Nagpal, Vijay S; Lombardi, Adolph V; Berend, Keith R; Kim, Raymond H; Dennis, Douglas A · Orthop Clin North Am · 2012

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the development of arthrofibrosis following total knee arthroplasty. Using manipulation following total knee arthroplasty as a surrogate for stiffness, this multicenter case-control study found that African American and young patients (<45 years of age) had twice the odds for manipulation compared with Caucasian and older-age patients.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy