An increased body mass index was not associated with higher rates of 30-day postoperative complications after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

The association of postoperative complications and obesity after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been well described. However, the effect of an increased body-mass index (BMI) on postoperative complications after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is controversial. Therefore, our aim was to assess the influence of BMI on 30-day postoperative complications after UKA when analyzed as both a categorical and continuous variable.
Source: The Knee - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research