Higher body mass index is associated with larger postoperative improvement in patient-reported outcomes following total knee arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Total knee arthroplasty is known to successfully alleviate pain and improve function in endstage knee osteoarthritis. However, there is some controversy with regard to the influence of obesity on clinical benefits after TKA. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of body mas...

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Autores principales: Giesinger, K, Giesinger, JM, Hamilton, DF, Rechsteiner, J, Ladurner, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310599/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34303341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04512-1

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310599/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34303341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04512-1

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