Is Total Knee Replacement Justified in the Morbidly Obese? A Systematic Review

Total knee replacement (TKR) comprises a significant, growing aspect in the management of patients with advanced arthritis of the knee for which conservative medical therapy has failed. Obesity, a rising epidemic, is considered an important independent risk factor in the development of osteoarthriti...

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Autores principales: Vaishya, Raju, Vijay, Vipul, Wamae, David, Agarwal, Amit Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27790392
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.804

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27790392
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.804

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