The outcomes of total knee arthroplasty in morbidly obese patients: a systematic review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: The increasing prevalence of obesity has led to an increase in total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) being undertaken in patients with a higher body mass index (BMI). TKA in morbidly obese patients can be technically challenging due to numerous anatomical factors and patient co-morbidities....

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Autores principales: Boyce, Louis, Prasad, Anoop, Barrett, Matthew, Dawson-Bowling, Sebastian, Millington, Steven, Hanna, Sammy A., Achan, Pramod
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2019
Materias:
Knee Arthroplasty
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6420900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30778723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-019-03127-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6420900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30778723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-019-03127-5

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