Obesity increases the risk of conversion to total knee arthroplasty after unicompartimental knee arthroplasty: a meta‐analysis

Vasso, Michele; Corona, Katia; Gomberg, Bruce; Marullo, Matteo; Knee Associates Small Implants focus group, European

doi:10.1007/s00167-021-06780-9

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Obesity increases the risk of conversion to total knee arthroplasty after unicompartimental knee arthroplasty: a meta‐analysis

Published in Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy • Oct 31, 2021

Authors:

Michele Vasso

Katia Corona

Bruce Gomberg

Abstract

PURPOSE: The aim of this meta-analysis was to to determine the influence of obesity on patient outcome and implant survivorship after primary unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). METHODS: A PRISMA systematic review was conducted by searching the Medline (PubMed), EMBASE, and Cochrane electronic...

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Medicine

Meta-analysis

Obesity

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