Patients with familial primary emergency contact may have improved outcomes after TJA

Published results showed patients with a familial emergency contact, such as a spouse or first- and second-degree relative, may have better outcomes after total hip or knee arthroplasty vs. patients with a non-familial emergency contact.
Casey Cardillo, BS, research fellow from the department of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Health, and colleagues performed a retrospective review of data from 17,520 THAs and 20,397 TKAs that were performed at a single institution between June 2011 and December 2022.
Cardillo and colleagues assessed the impact of familial vs. non-familial primary emergency

Published results showed patients with a familial emergency contact, such as a spouse or first- and second-degree relative, may have better outcomes after total hip or knee arthroplasty vs. patients with a non-familial emergency contact.
Casey Cardillo, BS, research fellow from the department of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Health, and colleagues performed a retrospective review of data from 17,520 THAs and 20,397 TKAs that were performed at a single institution between June 2011 and December 2022.
Cardillo and colleagues assessed the impact of familial vs. non-familial primary emergency