Incidence of Above-Knee Amputation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comprehensive Analysis from a Midwestern Metropolitan Hospital System
Background Rates of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the United States exceed 800,000 annually and are projected to surpass 1.2 million by 2040. The reported infection rate following primary TKA was approximately 2% in 2023 . Above-knee amputation (AKA) is considered a terminal salvage procedure for failed TKA refract...