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Impact of Hepatitis B on Complications and Functional Outcomes in Patients Undergoing TKR

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Background

In India, infected patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) undergoing total knee replacement (TKA) are increasing. It is recognized that patients with HBV infection are more susceptible to complications after surgery. To evaluate the effect of HBV infection on complications and functional outcome after TKA was the aim of this study.

Methods

This is the retrospective observation analysis of patients who underwent primary total knee replacement in our hospital from 2017 to 2019. A total of 92 patients were included in the study, of which 46 patients were asymptomatic HBV-positive, and these 46 patients were compared with a matched cohort of another 46 patients who were non-HBV.

Results

A total of 92 patients were analyzed (asymptomatic HBV n = 46, non-HBV n = 46). The incidence rate of total complications in patients undergoing TKA with asymptomatic HBV was 19.57% compared to 4.3% in non-HBV (p < 0.001). Applied with regression models, patients with HBV had an 8.6% increased risk of surgical complication which included one peri-prosthetic joint infection, three wound dehiscence compared with the non-HBV group which had 2.17% surgical complications (one wound dehiscence). Medical complications were higher in asymptomatic HBV group with 10.87% (which includes one pulmonary embolism, two DVT, and two strokes). In comparison with the non-HBV group which had 2.17% medical complications (one DVT), asymptomatic HBV group had 5.35-fold (95% CI 1.09–26.33; p < 0.01) increase in overall complications. Post-TKA surgical complications are 4.29-fold (95% CI 0.46–39.91; p < 0.01) higher compared to non-HBV group.

Conclusion

Our study showed asymptomatic hepatitis B patients are at an increased risk of complications (peri-prosthetic joint infections and wound dehiscence) compared to normal patients. In hepatitis B and non-hepatitis B patients, functional outcomes in terms of OKS are comparable.

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Abbreviations

TKA:

Total knee arthroplasty

HBV:

Hepatitis B virus

Non-HBV:

Non-hepatitis B Virus

PJI:

Periprosthetic joint infection

OKS:

Oxford Knee Score

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    V. Ratnakar, Ankit Jose, Sawankumar Pawar, Kishore Karumuri, A. B. Suhas Masilamani & A. V. Gurava Reddy

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Ratnakar, V., Jose, A., Pawar, S. et al. Impact of Hepatitis B on Complications and Functional Outcomes in Patients Undergoing TKR. JOIO 58, 18–23 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43465-023-01040-z

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