Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty

Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty

To the Editor: In the Clinical Therapeutics article on minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, Leopold (April 23 issue) 1 does not offer advice regarding weight reduction to ideal levels as part of his recommendations for a female patient with a body-mass index (BMI, the weigh...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2009-08, Vol.361 (6), p.633-634
Hauptverfasser: Kashyap, Ajit Singh, Anand, Kuldip Parkash, Kashyap, Surekha
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - methods
Body Mass Index
Clinical trials
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Joint surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Osteoarthritis, Knee - etiology
Osteoarthritis, Knee - surgery
Overweight - complications
Patients
Rheumatoid arthritis
Risk Factors
Weight Loss
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Zusammenfassung:To the Editor: In the Clinical Therapeutics article on minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis, Leopold (April 23 issue) 1 does not offer advice regarding weight reduction to ideal levels as part of his recommendations for a female patient with a body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) of 26.6. Overweight and obesity are potent risk factors for knee osteoarthritis. They are stronger risk factors for knee osteoarthritis in women than in men. In women, the risk of knee osteoarthritis with weight gain is linear. 2 A patient who has a BMI . . .
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc091111