Postoperative Complications after Total Joint Arthroplasties in Reumatoid Patients

Postoperative complications after 172 Total Knee Arthroplasties (TKA) and 70 Total Hip Arthroplasties (THA) for rheumatoid patients were studied. Operations had been performed between 1987 and 1990.Thirty percent of the TKA and sixty-seven percent of the THR needed postoperative blood transfusions.Rheumatoid patients have some systemic problems like anemia, gastric ulcers, weakness against bacteria, weak muscles and soft tissues. So, special attention should be paid to the condition of rheumatoid patients before and after total joint arthroplasties.