What are the implications of withholding total joint arthroplasty in the morbidly obese? A prospective, observational study.

BD, Springer; KM, Roberts; KL, Bossi; SM, Odum; DC, Voellinger

doi:10.1302/0301-620x.101b7.bjj-2018-1465.r1

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What are the implications of withholding total joint arthroplasty in the morbidly obese? A prospective, observational study.

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Springer BD

Roberts KM

Bossi KL

Abstract

Aims The aim of this study was to observe the implications of withholding total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in morbidly obese patients.Patients and methods A total of 289 morbidly obese patients with end-stage osteoarthritis were prospectively followed. There were 218 women and 71 men, with a mean age ...

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Obesity

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Morbid Obesity

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