The Influence of Obesity on Hip Pain, Function, and Satisfaction Ten Years following Total Hip Arthroplasty.

The prevalence of obesity is rising, and increasing numbers of joint Arthroplasty surgeries are being performed on obese patients. Concern exists that obesity increases surgical risk, however its impact on postoperative function following Total Hip Arthroplasty is inconsistently affirmed and less understood. A paucity exists in the literature pertaining long term objective functional measures. We investigate the impact of obesity on hip pain, function and satisfaction 10 years following Total Hip Arthroplasty.
Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research