Open AccessEffect of body mass index on functional recovery after total knee arthroplasty in ambulatory overweight or obese women with osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
Didem Dere,
Nurdan Paker,
Derya Buğdaycı,
Demet Tekdöş Demircioğlu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2589-1294
pISSN - 1017-995X
DOI - 10.3944/aott.2014.3126
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , overweight , osteoarthritis , ambulatory , arthroplasty , physical therapy , timed up and go test , surgery , balance (ability) , alternative medicine , pathology
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and functional status after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in ambulatory overweight or obese women with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
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