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Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 13, Issue 5 | Pages 54 - 54
1 Oct 2024


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 13, Issue 4 | Pages 46 - 46
2 Aug 2024



Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 10, Issue 6 | Pages 15 - 18
1 Dec 2021


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 7, Issue 5 | Pages 10 - 13
1 Oct 2018


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 7, Issue 2 | Pages 12 - 15
1 Apr 2018


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 6, Issue 1 | Pages 10 - 13
1 Feb 2017


Bone & Joint 360
Vol. 3, Issue 5 | Pages 2 - 7
1 Oct 2014
Unsworth-Smith T Wood D

Obesity is a global epidemic of 2.1 billion people and a well known cause of osteoarthritis. Joint replacement in the obese attracts more complications, poorer outcomes and higher revision rates. It is a reversible condition and the fundamental principles of dealing with reversible medical conditions prior to elective total joint replacement should apply to obesity. The dilemma for orthopaedic surgeons is when to offer surgery in the face of a reversible condition, which if treated may obviate joint replacement and reduce the risk and severity of obesity related disease in both the medical arena and the field of orthopaedics.