The Effect of Bariatric Surgery Prior to Lower-Extremity Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND: Obesity is an independent risk factor for osteoarthritis and has been associated with increased rate of complications following lower-extremity total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Bariatric surgery (BS) is a surgical option for weight loss and for reducing obesity-related comorbidities in mo...

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Autores principales: Gu, Alex, Cohen, Jordan S., Malahias, Michael-Alexander, Lee, Danny, Sculco, Peter K., McLawhorn, Alexander S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2019
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31327952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11420-019-09674-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6609675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31327952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11420-019-09674-2

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