The role of the lower extremity functional scale in predicting surgical outcomes for total joint arthroplasty patients.

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between lower extremity functional scale (LEFS) scores with postoperative functional outcomes for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) patients and to investigate the utility of this tool to create an individualized plan of care perioperatively.

Methods: Patients undergoing primary TJA at a single institution from 2016 to 2019 was retrospectively reviewed by a univariate analysis in terms of patient characteristics and outcomes across LEFS quartiles. Multivariate regression models were constructed to evaluate the association between the LEFS quartile and outcomes after controlling for confounding factors.

Preoperative Predictors of Same-Day Discharge After Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: In January 2020, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to be performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). This study aims to develop a predictive model for targeting appropriate patients for ASC-based TKA.

Methods: A retrospective review of 2266 patients (205 same-day discharge [SDD; 9.

Preoperative Predictors of Patients Requiring Inpatient Admission for Total Hip Arthroplasty Following Removal From the Medicare Inpatient-Only List.

Background: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has removed total hip arthroplasty from the inpatient-only (IO) list in January 2020. Given the confusion created when total knee arthroplasty came off the IO list in 2018, this study aims to develop a predictive model for guiding preoperative inpatient admission decisions based upon readily available patient demographic and comorbidity data.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of 1415 patients undergoing elective unilateral primary THA between January 2018 and October 2019.