Operative Techniques to Reduce Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Complications in Morbidly Obese Patients
Rankin KA, Gibson D, Schwarzkopf R, O’Connor M, Wiznia DH. Operative Techniques to Reduce Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Complications in Morbidly Obese Patients. Arthroplasty Today 2022, 17: 120-125. PMID: 36082285, PMCID: PMC9445224, DOI: 10.1016/j.artd.2022.07.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal joint arthroplastyBody mass indexObese patientsMorbidly obese patientsPatient selection criteriaPostoperative complicationsMass indexObese populationArthroplasty complicationsFunctional outcomeJoint arthroplastyOperative techniquePostoperative considerationsHigh riskKnee surgeonsLife metricsOrthopaedic surgeonsPatientsSurgeonsComplicationsHipRiskAmerican AssociationComprehensive literature reviewLiterature review