Total Joint Arthroplasty in the Morbidly Obese: How Body Mass Index ≥40 Influences Patient Retention, Treatment Decisions, and Treatment Outcomes

Total Joint Arthroplasty in the Morbidly Obese: How Body Mass Index ≥40 Influences Patient Retention, Treatment Decisions, and Treatment Outcomes

The United States is in an obesity epidemic. Obesity has multiple common comorbid conditions, including lower extremity arthritis. We sought to examine the course of treatment for a population with body mass index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m2 and osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee. We investigated decision c...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of arthroplasty 2020-01, Vol.35 (1), p.39-44
Hauptverfasser: Foreman, Cameron W., Callaghan, John J., Brown, Timothy S., Elkins, Jacob M., Otero, Jesse E.
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Sprache:eng
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BMI
complications
obesity
outcomes
patient retention
total joint arthroplasty
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Zusammenfassung:The United States is in an obesity epidemic. Obesity has multiple common comorbid conditions, including lower extremity arthritis. We sought to examine the course of treatment for a population with body mass index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m2 and osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee. We investigated decision criteria that influenced arthroplasty surgeons to recommend nonoperative management vs total joint arthroplasty (TJA). For those patients who ultimately received TJA, we compared outcomes in this population to those with BMI
ISSN:0883-5403
1532-8406
DOI:10.1016/j.arth.2019.08.019