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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Arthroplasty. 2023 Jun 5;38(11):2324–2327.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2023.05.040

Appendix Table E.

Individual Complication by Chronic Venous Insufficiency Status.

Complications All (7, 665) CVI (741) No CVI (6, 924) P Value % CVI

Short term Complications
 Transfusion 241 (3.1) 21 (2.8) 220 (3.2) .739 8.7
 Cerebrovascular event 44 (0.6) 7 (0.9) 37 (0.5) .192 15.9
 DVT 26 (0.3) 3 (0.4) 23 (0.3) .735 11.5
 Ileus 8 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 7 (0.1) .509 14.3
 Kidney injury 87 (1.1) 9 (1.2) 78 (1.1) .854 10.3
 Pancreatitis 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 1 0
 Pneumonia 9 (0.1) 0 (0) 9 (0.1) 1 0
 Pulmonary embolism 23 (0.3) 2 (0.3) 21 (0.3) 1 8.7
 Respiratory failure 55 (0.7) 6 (0.8) 49 (0.7) .65 10.9
 Thrombocytopenia 60 (0.8) 9 (1.2) 51 (0.7) .182 15
 UTI 22 (0.3) 2 (0.3) 20 (0.3) 1 9.1
 Wound dehiscence 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) NA NA
 Periprosthetic joint infection 47 (0.6) 4 (0.5) 43 (0.6) 1 8.5
Long term Complications
 Extensor mechanism disruption 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 0
 Implant complication 19 (0.2) 0 (0) 19 (0.3) .249 0
 Implant loosening 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 0
 MCL injury 6 (0.1) 0 (0) 6 (0.1) 1 0
 Osteolysis 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) NA NA
 Pain due to prosthetic 38 (0.5) 2 (0.3) 36 (0.5) .579 5.3
 Periprosthetic fracture 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 0
 Prosthetic breakdown 3 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 1 0
 Prosthetic instability 2 (0) 0 (0) 2 (0) 1 0
 Stiffness 30 (0.4) 2 (0.3) 28 (0.4) .764 6.7

CVI, chronic venous insufficiency; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; UTI, urinary tract infection; MCL, medial collateral ligament; NA, not applicable.