Economic Considerations for Obese Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: Commentary on an article by Eric R. Wagner, MD, et al.: "Effect of Body Mass Index on Reoperation and Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty"

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2016 Dec 21;98(24):e113. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.16.00907.

Authors

Ronald E Delanois¹, Nirav K Patel, Jaydev B Mistry, Michael A Mont

Affiliation

¹ Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Center for Joint Preservation and Replacement, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

PMID: 28002381
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.16.00907

No abstract available

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
Body Mass Index
Humans
Obesity
Reoperation*
Second-Look Surgery