How viable is pre-surgery weight reduction for the reduction of periprosthetic joint infection risk after total joint arthroplasty?

How viable is pre-surgery weight reduction for the reduction of periprosthetic joint infection risk after total joint arthroplasty?
Expert Rev Med Devices. 2020 Jan 27;:1-3
Authors: Yayac M, Aggarwal R, Parvizi J
PMID: 31986924 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Expert Review of Medical Devices - January 30, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Expert Rev Med Devices Source Type: research