Obesity and total joint arthroplasty: Does weight loss in the preoperative period improve perioperative outcomes?

BACKGROUND: The obese population is more likely to develop degenerative joint disease requiring total joint arthroplasty (TJA) and also experience increased rates of adverse post-surgical outcomes. This study assessed whether a quantifiable weight loss prior to TJA had any impact on perioperative an...

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Autores principales: Laperche, Jacob, Feinn, Richard, Myrick, Karen, Halawi, Mohamad J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36329555
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42836-022-00149-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9635072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36329555
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42836-022-00149-0

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