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Joint replacement surgery in homeless veterans
- Source :
- Arthroplasty Today, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 253-256 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2017.
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Abstract
- Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in a homeless patient is generally considered contraindicated. Here, we report our known medical and social (housing and employment) results of homeless veterans who had TJA. Thirty-seven TJAs were performed on 33 homeless patients (31 men) at our hospital between November 2000 and March 2014. This was 1.2% of all TJAs. Average age was 54 years. Average hospital stay was 4.1 days. There were no major inpatient complications. Thirty-four cases had at least 1-year follow-up in any clinic within the Veterans Affairs health care system. There were no known surgery-related reoperations or readmissions. At final follow-up, 24 patients had stable housing and 9 were employed. The extensive and coordinated medical and social services that were provided to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs contributed to our positive results. Keywords: Homeless, Veteran, Joint replacement, Total hip, Total knee, Employment
- Subjects :
- Orthopedic surgery
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23523441
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Arthroplasty Today
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5dc36682376e4fa2b40a2cf9974cb2f4
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2017.04.001