Joint Replacement Surgery in Homeless Veterans

Overview

Journal Arthroplast Today

Publisher Elsevier

Date 2017 Dec 6

PMID 29204492

Citations 7

Authors

Chase G Bennett

Laura Y Lu

Kathleen A Thomas

Nicholas J Giori

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Abstract

Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in a homeless patient is generally considered contraindicated. Here, we report our known medical and social (housing and employment) results of homeless veterans who had TJA. Thirty-seven TJAs were performed on 33 homeless patients (31 men) at our hospital between November 2000 and March 2014. This was 1.2% of all TJAs. Average age was 54 years. Average hospital stay was 4.1 days. There were no major inpatient complications. Thirty-four cases had at least 1-year follow-up in any clinic within the Veterans Affairs health care system. There were no known surgery-related reoperations or readmissions. At final follow-up, 24 patients had stable housing and 9 were employed. The extensive and coordinated medical and social services that were provided to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs contributed to our positive results.

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