American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting Symposium: Management of the Bariatric Patient. What Are the Implications of Obesity and Total Joint Arthroplasty: The Orthopedic Surgeon ’s Perspective?

Obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. It is associated with multiple higher rates of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee and thus an increasing need for total hip and knee arthroplasty. The demand for total joint arthroplasty among obese patients has increased and outpaces that of a non-obese cohort. The complications associated with obese patients undergoing hip or knee replacement is well defined in the literature.
Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Tags: 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting Symposium Source Type: research