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Table 3 Complications of the patients receiving unilateral TKA [n(%)]

From: Benefits of early ambulation within 24 h after total knee arthroplasty: a multicenter retrospective cohort study in China

Item

Group A (n = 2687)

Group B (n = 3761)

P value

DVT

19 (0.71)

53 (1.41)

0.008

PE

2 (0.07)

4 (0.11)

1.000

Pulmonary infection

7 (0.26)

24 (0.64)

0.031

PJI

5 (0.19)

7 (0.19)

1.000

Superficial infection

11 (0.41)

13 (0.35)

0.679

Fall

21 (0.78)

26 (0.69)

0.675

Dislocations

2 (0.07)

3 (0.08)

1.000

Nerve damage

6 (0.22)

14 (0.37)

0.289

Periprosthetic fractures

4 (0.15)

5 (0.13)

1.000

Wound dehiscence

6 (0.22)

13 (0.35)

0.372

Hematoma

16 (0.60)

24 (0.64)

0.830

  1. TKA. Total knee arthroplasty; DVT. Deep venous thrombosis; PE. Pulmonary embolism; PJI. Periprosthetic joint infection. Group A. Early ambulation group; Group B. Late ambulation group