Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease: Is It a Safe Procedure?
TKA was a successful procedure for knee osteoarthritis in most ESRD patients. Dialysis patients may expect improvement in function after TKA, but the patients need to be informed of the possible risk of postoperative severe medical complications due to nature of their renal disease.
Unenhanced brain CT is a valid initial radiological examination in the diagnosis of CVST. Due to the absence of false-positives in the present series, unenhanced CT can be used to decide whether further imaging with CT angiography or magnetic resonance angiography is required.