The incidence of periprosthetic fractures of the femur around a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is rising and this is owed to the increased longevity that today's TKA implants allow for, as well as an aging population. These injuries are significant as they are related to increased morbidity and mortality. We retrospectively reviewed all periprosthetic fractures around a TKA that presented to our NHS Trust between 2011 to 2020. Medical records were reviewed. Treatment, complications and mortality were noted.Abstract
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The Rapid Recovery Program (RRP) is a holistic perioperative accelerated discharge process that aims to improve efficiency and quality of care, improve patient education, standardise protocols and pathways and encourage early mobilisation & discharge. To compare length of stay (LOS) of primary knee arthroplasty patients before and after implementation of the RRP.Introduction
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