What is it about?
Obesity may increase risk of poor outcomes after hip replacement surgery.
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Why is it important?
Patients can discuss this situation with their providers. Providers can examine whether weight loss is indicated.
Perspectives
Many adults undergo hip joint replacement surgery only to find they do not improve readily in all cases as anticipated. Why this is is important to study.
Dr Ray Marks
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This page is a summary of: Body mass characteristics of hip osteoarthritis patients experiencing aseptic loosening, periprosthetic fractures, dislocation, and infections after total hip replacement, ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, May 2009, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s4280.
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