title: Outcome analysis of hip or knee arthroplasty in patients with cirrhotic liver disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Present helpful measures to prevent expected complications that occur in patients with liver cirrhosis undergoing arthroplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  218 patients who underwent hip or knee arthroplasty were included in this study. Prognoses of patients with underlying disease of liver cirrhosis and those without are compared with measures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients with liver cirrhosis show an increase in amount of bleeding, hospital stay and infection rate compared to those who do not.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The risk of arthroplasty on patients with liver cirrhosis is higher than normal patients. Surgeons should carefully assess all cirrhotic patients pre- and postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Seol
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea.
authors.forename: Taek-Rim
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea.
authors.forename: Sun-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University, Hwasun Hospital, Jeonnam, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Soon
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park