Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Increases the Risk of Medical and Implant-Related Complications: A Nationwide Case-Control Analysis
1Mekkawy K, 1Rodriguez H, 1Sakalian P, 2Gosthe R, 1Stanziola F, 1Corces A, 3Roche M 1Larkin Community Hospital, North Haledon, NJ, United states; 2Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United states; 3Hospital for Special Surgery, West Palm Beach, FL, United States Introduction Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory arthritis that can affect most joints of the body, most commonly the spine and sacroiliac […]