No influence of obesity on survival of cementless, posterior-stabilised, rotating-platform implants

Introduction This study compares survival and outcomes in four total knee arthroplasty (TKA) populations defined by baseline body mass index (BMI). We hypothesised that there would be no difference in survival between the groups. Materials and methods Using an initial cohort of 1059 TKAs, BMI was sy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery 2017-12, Vol.137 (12), p.1743-1750
Hauptverfasser: Gaillard, Romain, Gaillard, Thierry, Denjean, Stephane, Lustig, Sebastien
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction This study compares survival and outcomes in four total knee arthroplasty (TKA) populations defined by baseline body mass index (BMI). We hypothesised that there would be no difference in survival between the groups. Materials and methods Using an initial cohort of 1059 TKAs, BMI was systematically measured prior to surgery. A retrospective study was conducted and patients were accordingly allocated to four groups: normal or underweight (BMI 
ISSN:0936-8051
1434-3916
DOI:10.1007/s00402-017-2801-0