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Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Screening for Proximal Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis
Published on: February 10, 2023
Iliac vein compression syndrome by lumbar degenerative changes is associated with deep vein thrombosis after total
Jun-Ho Kim1, Seul Ki Lee2, Jee-Young Kim3
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Joint Diseases, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 05278, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Introduction:
This study aimed to identify whether iliac vein compression syndrome(IVCS) is associated with deep vein thrombosis(DVT) after total knee arthroplasty(TKA) and whether lower lumbar degenerative changes were risk factors for IVCS.
Materials And Methods:
A total of 259 consecutive patients who underwent TKA from January 2019 to March 2022 was retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative plain radiographs of lumbar spines and CT venography (CTV) for DVT diagnosis at postoperative 7 days were performed in all patients. Imaging findings of lower lumbar degenerative changes were analyzed on plain radiograph including lateral osteophytes, scoliosis, lateralolisthesis, retrolisthesis, anterolisthesis, and lower lumbar lordosis angle (LLLA). Percent compression at the left common iliac vein (LCIV) and right common iliac vein (RCIV) as well as DVT were evaluated on CTV. Moreover, IVCS was defined as greater than 50% of compression of the iliac vein on CTV.
Results:
DVT occurred in 79 patients (30.5%) after TKA. The overall occurrence of DVT was significantly higher in patients with IVCS of LCIV (52.8%) than those without (18.8%, P < 0.001). When DVT was further subdivided, compared to non-IVCS, IVCS of LCIV was significantly associated with bilateral DVT (P < 0.001, both), especially distal DVT (P < 0.001, both), and IVCS of RCIV was significantly associated with right-side DVT (P = 0.031), especially popliteal (P = 0.008) and distal DVT(P = 0.011). Female patients (OR: 3.945, P = 0.039), presence of left osteophyte (OR: 2.348, P = 0.006), and higher LLLA (OR: 1.082, P < 0.001) were significantly associated with IVCS of LCIV, and presence of right osteophyte (OR: 3.494, P = 0.017) was significantly associated with IVCS of RCIV.
Conclusion:
IVCS was significantly associated with DVT after TKA and lumbar degenerative changes with lateral osteophytes and hyperlordosis were significant risk factors for IVCS.
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