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Knee replacement in folks over 80: Less risky than you think<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new study shared by Medical Xpress found that knee replacement surgery in patients over 80 years old isn\u2019t as hazardous for them as assumed. Study author Priscilla Varghese, a medical student at SUNY Downstate in New York City states, \u201cWe are seeing an increase in life expectancy, and more people want to sustain a good quality of life and activity, so patients older and older are considering knee replacement as a way to overcome chronic knee pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

The study reviewed medical claims for 1.7 million seniors who underwent knee replacement surgery. Complication rates, readmission rates and length of hospital stay were compared for patients aged 65 to 79 and patients over 80. While rates of readmission and length of hospital stay were higher and longer among octogenarians, both groups had similar risks for medical complications (i.e. pneumonia and other infections). However, patients over 80 had lower rates of \u201cimplant-related complications\u2014such as erosion, infection, implant failure and mechanical loosening\u2014than their younger counterparts after two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Varghese notes that these findings could change the way older patients are counselled about the risks and benefits of knee replacement surgery. The details of this study will be presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Chicago.<\/p>\n

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Reemplazo de rodilla en personas mayores de 80 a\u00f1os: menos riesgoso de lo que piensa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Un nuevo estudio compartido por Medical Xpress encontr\u00f3 que la cirug\u00eda de reemplazo de rodilla en pacientes mayores de 80 a\u00f1os no es tan peligrosa para ellos como se supone. La autora del estudio, Priscilla Varghese, estudiante de medicina en SUNY Downstate en la ciudad de Nueva York, afirma: “Estamos viendo un aumento en la esperanza de vida y m\u00e1s personas quieren mantener una buena calidad de vida y actividad, por lo que los pacientes cada vez mayores est\u00e1n considerando el reemplazo de rodilla. como una forma de superar el dolor cr\u00f3nico de rodilla\u201d.<\/p>\n

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El estudio revis\u00f3 las reclamaciones m\u00e9dicas de 1,7 millones de personas mayores que se sometieron a una cirug\u00eda de reemplazo de rodilla. Se compararon las tasas de complicaciones, las tasas de reingreso y la duraci\u00f3n de la estad\u00eda hospitalaria para pacientes de 65 a 79 a\u00f1os y pacientes mayores de 80 a\u00f1os. Si bien las tasas de reingreso y la duraci\u00f3n de la estad\u00eda hospitalaria fueron m\u00e1s altas y m\u00e1s prolongadas entre los octogenarios, ambos grupos ten\u00edan riesgos similares de complicaciones m\u00e9dicas (es decir, neumon\u00eda y otras infecciones). Sin embargo, los pacientes mayores de 80 a\u00f1os ten\u00edan tasas m\u00e1s bajas de “complicaciones relacionadas con el implante, como erosi\u00f3n, infecci\u00f3n, falla del implante y aflojamiento mec\u00e1nico, que sus contrapartes m\u00e1s j\u00f3venes despu\u00e9s de dos a\u00f1os”.<\/p>\n

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Varghese se\u00f1ala que estos hallazgos podr\u00edan cambiar la forma en que se asesora a los pacientes mayores sobre los riesgos y beneficios de la cirug\u00eda de reemplazo de rodilla. Los detalles de este estudio se presentar\u00e1n en la Academia Estadounidense de Cirujanos Ortop\u00e9dicos en Chicago.<\/p>\n

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