Letter to the Editor Commenting on “Obesity is Associated With Greater Improvement in Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty”

Bosler and colleagues conducted a retrospective single-site cohort study of the prognostic significance of preoperative body mass index (BMI) measures obtained on persons undergoing primary knee arthroplasty (KA) [1]. The prognostic interest was in prediction of 1 to 5-year postoperative pain and functional status as well as change from baseline to postoperative follow-up pain and functional status. As the authors note, single-site retrospective studies like the one conducted by Bosler et  al have limited generalizability compared to multisite prospective studies [2] and in particular, compared to systematic reviews [3,4].

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - February 9, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Daniel L. Riddle Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research