Total Joint Arthroplasty in the Morbidly Obese – How Body Mass Index ≥40 Influences Patient Retention, Treatment Decisions, and Treatment Outcomes

The United States is in an obesity epidemic. Obesity has multiple common comorbid conditions, including lower extremity arthritis. We sought to examine the course of treatment for a population with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m2 and osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee. We investigated decision criteria that influenced arthroplasty surgeons to recommend non-operative management versus total joint arthroplasty (TJA). For those patients who ultimately received TJA, we compared outcomes in this population to tho se with BMI

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - August 16, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Cameron Foreman, John Callaghan, Timothy Brown, Jacob Elkins, Jesse Otero Source Type: research