Is Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Associated With an Increased Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Claimants in the Workers' Compensation System? A 10-Year Study of Workers' Compensation Claims From a Large Nationwide Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier

Nicholas F. Tsourmas; Edward J. Bernacki; Dan L. Hunt; Nimisha Kalia; Robert A. Lavin; Larry Yuspeh; Nina Leung; Judith Green-Mckenzie; Xuguang Grant Tao

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Is Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Associated With an Increased Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Claimants in the Workers' Compensation System? A 10-Year Study of Workers' Compensation Claims From a Large Nationwide Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier

Nicholas F. Tsourmas, Edward J. Bernacki, Dan L. Hunt, Nimisha Kalia, Robert A. Lavin, Larry Yuspeh, Nina Leung, Judith Green-Mckenzie, Xuguang Grant Tao

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Background Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a commonly performed knee surgery and prior arthroscopic meniscectomy (AM) has been linked to an increased risk of TKA in the general population. Objective To study the relationship between AM and TKA among injured workers whose medical care is paid for under workers' compensation (WC). Method A total of 17,247 lost-time claims depicting all arthroscopic knee surgical procedures performed from 2007 to 2017 were followed to the end of 2022 and analyzed. Results The odds ratio of undergoing a TKA for those with a preceding AM is 2.20, controlling for age, sex, and attorney involvement. Conclusions Undergoing an AM is associated with an increased risk of TKA in WC claimants.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	280-285
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Volume	66
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003044
State	Published - Apr 1 2024

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arthroscopic meniscectomy
knee injury
occupational injury
total knee arthroplasty
workers' compensation

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Tsourmas, N. F., Bernacki, E. J., Hunt, D. L., Kalia, N., Lavin, R. A., Yuspeh, L., Leung, N., Green-Mckenzie, J., & Tao, X. G. (2024). Is Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Associated With an Increased Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Claimants in the Workers' Compensation System? A 10-Year Study of Workers' Compensation Claims From a Large Nationwide Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 66(4), 280-285. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003044

Is Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Associated With an Increased Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Claimants in the Workers' Compensation System? A 10-Year Study of Workers' Compensation Claims From a Large Nationwide Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier. / Tsourmas, Nicholas F.; Bernacki, Edward J.; Hunt, Dan L. et al.
In: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol. 66, No. 4, 01.04.2024, p. 280-285.

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Tsourmas, NF, Bernacki, EJ, Hunt, DL, Kalia, N, Lavin, RA, Yuspeh, L, Leung, N, Green-Mckenzie, J & Tao, XG 2024, 'Is Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Associated With an Increased Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Claimants in the Workers' Compensation System? A 10-Year Study of Workers' Compensation Claims From a Large Nationwide Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier', Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 280-285. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003044

Tsourmas NF, Bernacki EJ, Hunt DL, Kalia N, Lavin RA, Yuspeh L et al. Is Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Associated With an Increased Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Claimants in the Workers' Compensation System? A 10-Year Study of Workers' Compensation Claims From a Large Nationwide Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2024 Apr 1;66(4):280-285. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003044

Tsourmas, Nicholas F. ; Bernacki, Edward J. ; Hunt, Dan L. et al. / Is Arthroscopic Meniscectomy Associated With an Increased Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Claimants in the Workers' Compensation System? A 10-Year Study of Workers' Compensation Claims From a Large Nationwide Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier. In: Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 2024 ; Vol. 66, No. 4. pp. 280-285.

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