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. 2022 Feb 18;10(2):23259671211062573.
doi: 10.1177/23259671211062573. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Patient Factors Associated With Increased Risk for Complications After the Latarjet Procedure

Richard M Danilkowicz  1 , Bryan Crook  1 , Jaewhan Kim  2   3 , Jesse Patton Robinette  1 , Jeffrey O'Donnell  1 , Nathan L Grimm  4
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Patient Factors Associated With Increased Risk for Complications After the Latarjet Procedure

Richard M Danilkowicz et al. Orthop J Sports Med. .

Abstract

Background: The open Latarjet has become the most common method of addressing significant glenoid bone loss in patients with recurrent glenohumeral instability.

Purpose: To describe national trends in Latarjet procedures and risk factors for complications associated with this procedure.

Study design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods: Eligible patients were identified through the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) data set over the years 2014 to 2018 by using the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code for "capsulorrhaphy anterior with coracoid process transfer" (CPT 23462). Patient and surgical outcome variables were extracted and analyzed from the NSQIP database. Logistic regression analysis and odds ratios (ORs) were performed to evaluate the relative risk of complications.

Results: The authors identified 458 patients (399 men and 59 women) from the data set. The mean body mass index was 27.4 kg/m2, and mean operative time was 130.2 minutes. Statistically significant variables included smoking status and sex, which were further stratified. Smokers were 2.19 times more likely to experience at least 1 adverse outcome, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism, reoperation, wound infection, unplanned readmission, or readmission (95% CI, 0.62-7.82). Specifically, smokers were 7.8 times more likely to have a DVT (95% CI, 0.58-105.96), 1.4 times more likely to undergo reoperation (95% CI, 0.14-5.73), and 2.4 times more likely to have an unplanned readmission (95% CI, 0.19-28.68). Women were 2.2 times more likely to experience at least 1 adverse outcome. Specifically, women were found to be 6.4 times more likely to have a DVT (95% CI, 0.76-54.87), 4.1 times more likely to have an unplanned readmission (95% CI, 0.00-106.21), and 4.7 times more likely to have a readmission (95% CI, 0.00-13.92).

Conclusion: The results indicate that smokers and female patients are at a higher risk of experiencing adverse outcomes and may require additional pre- and postprocedural precautions when undergoing the Latarjet procedure. With the increase in frequency, providers should be aware of patient-related factors that may lead to adverse outcomes.

Keywords: Latarjet procedure; shoulder; shoulder instability.

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Conflict of interest statement

One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: N.L.G. has received hospitality payments from Smith & Nephew. AOSSM checks author disclosures against the Open Payments Database (OPD). AOSSM has not conducted an independent investigation on the OPD and disclaims any liability or responsibility relating thereto.

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