《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2021, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (8): 962-965.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2021.08.011

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Effect of Placing Drainage or Not on Rapid Rehabilitation after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

LIU Si-hai1,2,WANG Fei1,2,HAN Xin-zuo1,2,CUI Zhi-gang1,2,QI Pan1,2,MIN Hong-wei1,2,LIU Ke-min1,2()   

  1. 1. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China
    2. Department of Orthopaedics, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100068, China
  • Received:2021-05-20 Revised:2021-07-30 Published:2021-08-25 Online:2021-08-25
  • Contact: LIU Ke-min E-mail:keminlqliu@sina.com

Abstract:

Objective To explore the effect of placing drainage or not on rapid rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods From January, 2018 to September, 2020, 80 patients with knee osteoarthritis who underwent primary TKA in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively, and they were divided into groups A and B, with 40 cases in each group. Drainage was placed routinely in group A and not in group B. The postoperative serum inflammatory factors, postoperative pain score, postoperative complication rate, postoperative time out of bed, hospital stay, knee function score, range of motion of knee and World Health Organization Quality Of Life-abbreviated version score (WHOQOL-BREF) were compared between two groups. Results There was no significant difference in the levels of C-reactive protein between two groups on the 1st to 3rd day after operation (t < 0.410, P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in Visual Analogue Score between two groups from 12 h to 48 h after operation (t < 0.300, P > 0.05). The incidences of postoperative complications were 5.0% in group A and 2.5% in group B, with no significant difference between two groups (χ2 = 0.346, P > 0.05). The time of getting out of bed and hospital stay was significantly shorter in group B than in group A (t > 4.863, P < 0.001). The scores of knee joint function, range of motion of knee and WHOQOL-BREF significantly increased after operation in both groups (t > 6.099, P < 0.001), however, there was no significant difference between two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion Placement or non-placement of drainage after primary TKA does not affect postoperative complications, knee joint function and quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis, however, non-placement of drainage can promote postoperative recovery and discharge.

Key words: knee osteoarthritis, total knee arthroplasty, drainage