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Vol. 99-B, Issue SUPP_5 | Pages 23 - 23
1 Mar 2017
EFFECT OF OBESITY ON OUTCOME OF TOTAL JOINT ARTHROPLASTY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Mirghasemi S Maltenfort M Tabatabaee R Rasouli M Rashidinia S Parvizi J
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Introduction

Reported data on impact of obesity on outcome of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is mixed. The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the impact of obesity on surgical procedure and postoperative outcomes after total hip and knee arthroplasty.

Methods

Pubmed and Scopus databases were searched from 2000 to 2013 for English-language studies that compared the outcomes of total hip or knee arthroplasty between different body mass index (BMI) groups. Data from these studies were pooled and analyzed.