Obesity and Joint Replacement Surgery in Canada: Findings from the Canadian Joint Replacement Registry (CJRR)

Obesity has been strongly implicated as a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis and, in some studies, for osteoarthritis of the hip. Osteoarthritis is the most commonly reported diagnosis for joint replacement patients. In this study, we conducted analyses based on data from the Canadian Joint Replace...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Healthcare Policy | Politiques de Santé 2006-03, Vol.1 (3), p.36-43
Hauptverfasser:	Guia, Nicole de, Zhu, Naisu, Keresteci, Margaret, Shi, Juqing Ellen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Data Matters Obesity Orthopaedic surgery Osteoarthritis Risk factors
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