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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXXVII | Pages 264 - 264
1 Sep 2012
Malhi A Bohm E Hedden D Burnell C Turgeon T
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Introduction

The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes and complications following bilateral simultaneous total knee arthroplasty in high body mass index (BMI) patients(>30kg/m2) to those of patients with a BMI<30 kg/m2.

Materials and Methods

Using data from an academic arthroplasty database and review of clinic charts we obtained health related quality of life (SF-12), and disease specific functional outcome scores (WOMAC or Oxford Knee Score). We also assessed length of hospital stay, ASA grade and transfusion requirements. Sixty six patients had a BMI<30 and 151 patients had a BMI>30.