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Does Bariatric Surgery Normalize Risks After Total Knee Arthroplasty? Administrative Medicare Data

Patients with morbid obesity, defined as body mass index of greater than 40 kg/m(2), are being referred for weight loss and bariatric surgery before being accepted for a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Previous studies have identified the risks associated with doing a TKA in an individual with an inc...

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Autores principales: Meller, Menachem M., Goodman, Stuart, Gonzalez, Mark H., Lau, Edmund
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7004493/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32072123
http://dx.doi.org/10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-19-00102