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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2022
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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 |