Should isolated morbid obesity influence the decision to operate in hip and knee arthroplasty?

AIMS: We studied the outcomes of hip and knee arthroplasties in a high-volume arthroplasty centre to determine if patients with morbid obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m(2)) had unacceptably worse outcomes as compared to those with BMI < 40 kg/m(2). METHODS: In a two-year period, 4,711 patients had either to...

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Autores principales: Crookes, Peter F., Cassidy, Roslyn S., Machowicz, Aleksander, Hill, Janet C., McCaffrey, John, Turner, Gillian, Beverland, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2021
Materias:
Arthroplasty
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8325969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34247491
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.27.BJO-2021-0062.R1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8325969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34247491
http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.27.BJO-2021-0062.R1

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