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Effect of body mass index on postoperative mechanical alignment and long-term outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study of 671 knees

BACKGROUND: A high body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased rates of complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, no study has examined the effect of BMI on lower limb alignment using the World Health Organization’s (WHO) BMI classification. We believe that the WHO’s BMI cla...

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Autores principales: Lai, Ya-Hao, Cao, Jian, Li, Ze-Xi, Feng, Wei, Xu, Hong, Zhou, Zong-Ke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9403940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36034999
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/atm-22-3212