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Obesity is associated with an increased risk of undergoing knee replacement in Australia

BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of obesity in patients undergoing knee replacement (KR) for OA in Australia compared to the incidence of obesity in the general population. METHODS: A cohort study w...

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Autores principales: Wall, Christopher J., de Steiger, Richard N., Vertullo, Christopher J., Stoney, James D., Graves, Stephen E., Lorimer, Michelle F., Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan, Srinivas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9545084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35412005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ans.17689