Obesity defined by body mass index and waist circumference and risk of total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study.

Obesity defined by body mass index and waist circumference and risk of total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: A prospective cohort study.

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the risk of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) due to osteoarthritis associated with obesity defined by body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) and whether there is discordance between these measures in assessing this risk.<h4>Methods</h4>36,...

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Main Authors: Yuan Z Lim, Yuanyuan Wang, Flavia M Cicuttini, Graham G Giles, Stephen Graves, Anita E Wluka, Sultana Monira Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245002

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