Obesity, Morbid Obesity and their Related Medical Comorbidities are Associated with Increased Complications and Revision Rates after Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Abstract
article i nfo Recent studies have demonstrated clinical success in expanding the indications for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) to patients with increased body mass index (BMI). This study utilized national databases to identify 15,770 unique patients who underwent UKA between 2005 and 2011. 18.7% of patients undergoing a UKA were obese or morbidly obese. Univariate analysis demonstrated that obesity and morbid obesity were as-...
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Title
Obesity, Morbid Obesity and their Related Medical Comorbidities are Associated with Increased Complications and Revision Rates after Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Published Date
Mar 1, 2015
Journal
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
456 - 460
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