Journal article
Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction after elective total joint arthroplasty
Abstract
A retrospective review of 31 patients who developed acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO) after total joint arthroplasty was undertaken to determine predisposing factors related to, and outcomes following, therapeutic intervention. Comparison with all patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty revealed an overall 1.2% incidence of ACPO. There was a higher incidence of ACPO in patients undergoing sequential bilateral total knee …
Authors
Petrisor BA; Petruccelli DT; Winemaker MJ; de Beer JDV
Journal
The Journal of Arthroplasty, Vol. 16, No. 8, pp. 1043–1047
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2001
DOI
10.1054/arth.2001.27676
ISSN
0883-5403