Review Article: Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Obese Patients

The MEDLINE database was searched using the key words: ‘obesity’ and ‘knee arthroplasty’. 41 articles focused on the topic were reviewed; most studies were prospective case series (providing low-level evidence) and 3 were systematic reviews. 16 studies reported no adverse association between obesity...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: E Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901502300124