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Table 4 Association between occurrence of complications and total knee arthroplasty

From: Thromboembolic and infectious complication risks in TKA and UKA: evidence from a Japanese nationwide cohort

 

Total (n)

TKA (n)

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

χ2 statistics

p-value

Deep vein thrombosis

4557

2681

1.471 (1.383–1.563)

154.4

 < 0.0001*

Pulmonary embolism

122

77

1.713 (1.185–2.475)

8.5

0.0042*

Cerebrovascular disorder

178

104

1.407 (1.044–1.896)

5.1

0.025

Cognitive dysfunction

343

221

1.817 (1.456–2.268)

29.1

< 0.0001*

Pneumonia

81

54

2.001 (1.261–3.178)

9.2

0.0033*

Surgical site infection

568

340

1.497 (1.264–1.771)

22.4

< 0.0001*

Periprosthetic fracture

66

19

0.404 (0.237–0.688)

12.3

0.0009*

  1. *P-values of < 0.01 are considered significant by the χ2 test; TKA total knee replacement, CI confidence interval
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