Two knees or not two knees? Patient costs and outcomes following bilateral and unilateral total knee joint replacement surgery for OA

March, LM, Cross, M, Tribe, KL, Lapsley, HM, Courtenay, BG, Cross, MJ, Brooks, PM, Cass, C, Coolican, M, Neil, M, Pinczewski, L, Quain, S, Robertson, F, Ruff, S, Walter, W and Zicat, B (2004) Two knees or not two knees? Patient costs and outcomes following bilateral and unilateral total knee joint replacement surgery for OA. Osteoarthritis And Cartilage, 12 5: 400-408.


Author March, LM
Cross, M
Tribe, KL
Lapsley, HM
Courtenay, BG
Cross, MJ
Brooks, PM
Cass, C
Coolican, M
Neil, M
Pinczewski, L
Quain, S
Robertson, F
Ruff, S
Walter, W
Zicat, B
Title Two knees or not two knees? Patient costs and outcomes following bilateral and unilateral total knee joint replacement surgery for OA
Journal name Osteoarthritis And Cartilage  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank A)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2004
Sub-type Article
DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2004.02.002
Volume number 12
Issue number 5
ISSN 1063-4584
Start page 400
End page 408
Total pages 9
Editor R. D. Altman
Place of publication U.S.A.
Publisher Elsevier
Collection year 2004
Language eng
Subject C1
321028 Rheumatology and Arthritis
730306 Evaluation of health outcomes
Abstract Aims: This study aims to address medical and non-medical direct costs and health outcomes of bilateral and unilateral total knee replacement from the patients' perspective during the first year post-surgery. Methods: Osteoarthritis patients undergoing primary unilateral total knee or bilateral total knee replacement (TKR) surgery at three Sydney hospitals were eligible. Patients completed questionnaires pre-operatively to record expenses during the previous three months and health status immediately prior to surgery. Patients then maintained detailed prospective cost diaries and completed SF-36 and WOMAC Index each three months for the first post-operative year. Results: Pre-operatively, no significant differences in health status were found between patients undergoing unilateral TKR and bilateral TKR. Both unilateral and bilateral TKR patients showed improvements in pain, stiffness and function from pre-surgery to 12 months post-surgery. Patients who had bilateral TKR spent an average of 12.3 days in acute hospital and patients who had unilateral TKR 13.6 days. Totally uncemented prostheses were used in 6% of unilateral replacements and 48% of bilateral replacements. In hospital, patients who had bilateral TKR experienced significantly more complications, mainly thromboembolic, than patients who had unilateral TKR. Regression analysis showed that for every one point increase in the pre-operative SF-36 physical score (i.e. improving physical status) out-of-pocket costs decreased by 94%. Out-of-pocket costs for female patients were 3.3 times greater than for males. Conclusion: Patients undergoing bilateral TKR and unilateral TKR had a similar length of stay in hospital and similar out-of-pocket expenditures. Bilateral replacement patients reported better physical function and general health with fewer health care visits one year post procedure. Patients requiring bilateral TKR have some additional information to aid their decision making. While their risk of peri-operative complications is higher, they have an excellent chance of good health outcomes at 12 months and are not going to be doubly 'out-of-pocket' for the experience. (C) 2004 OsteoArthritis Research Society International. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keyword Orthopedics
Rheumatology
Patient Costs
Osteoarthritis
Arthroplasty
Outcomes
Hip
Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty
Q-Index Code C1
Additional Notes Authors of this document: March, LM; Cross, M; Tribe, KL; Lapsley, HM; Courtenay, BG; Cross, MJ; Brooks, PM; Cass, C; Coolican, M; Neil, M; Pinczewski, L; Quain, S; Robertson, F; Ruff, S; Walter, W; Zicat, B; Arthrit COST Study Project Grp.

 
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