The Number of Stairs into Home Do Not Impact Discharge Disposition and Patient Reported Outcomes After Total Joint Arthroplasty

Overview

Journal Arch Orthop Trauma Surg

Specialties Emergency Medicine
General Surgery
Orthopedics

Date 2021 Mar 1

PMID 33646356

Authors

Vivek Singh

Alex Tang

Vinay K Aggarwal

Ran Schwarzkopf

Joshua C Rozell

Affiliations

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Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to report on the association between the number of stairs to enter home and length of stay (LOS), discharge disposition, and patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) among patients who underwent primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA).

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent primary total hip or knee arthroplasty between January 2016 and March 2020. Only patients with documentation of the number of stairs to enter their homes were included in the study. The two cohorts were separated into four groups: none, 1-10, 11-20, and > 20 stairs. Collected variables included demographic data, LOS, discharge disposition, and PROMs. Chi-square and ANOVA were utilized to determine significance.

Results: Of the 1116 patients included, 510 underwent THA, and 606 underwent TKA. There was no statistical difference in LOS (THA: p = 0.308; TKA: p = 0.701) and discharge disposition (THA: p = 0.371; TKA: p = 0.484) in both cohorts regardless the number of stairs. There was no statistical difference in FJS-12 scores at 3 months (THA: p = 0.590; TKA: p = 0.206), 12 months (THA: p = 0.217; TKA: p = 0.845), and 21 months (THA: p = 0.782; TKA: p = 0.296) postoperatively for both cohorts. There was no statistical difference in HOOS, JR scores preoperatively (p = 0.278) and at 3 months postoperatively (p = 0.527) for the THA cohort, as well as KOOS, JR scores preoperatively and at 3 and 12 months postoperatively (p = 0.557; p = 0.522; p = 0.747) for the TKA cohort.

Conclusion: We found no statistical differences in LOS, discharge disposition, and PROMs in patients who underwent TJA, irrespective of the number of stairs negotiated to enter their home. These findings can aid surgeons to provide preoperative education and reassurance to patients who have concerns with their discharge planning due to the walk-up stairway at their residence.

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