Open AccessThe John Insall Award: Morbid Obesity Independently Impacts Complications, Mortality, and Resource Use After TKA
Author(s) -
Michele R. D’Apuzzo,
Wendy M. Novicoff,
James A. Browne
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999-014-3668-9
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , body mass index , odds ratio , obesity , confounding , risk factor , confidence interval , morbid obesity , perioperative , surgery , weight loss
The importance of morbid obesity as a risk factor for complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) continues to be debated. Obesity is rarely an isolated diagnosis and tends to cluster with other comorbidities that may independently lead to increased risk and confound outcomes. It is unknown whether morbid obesity independently affects postoperative complications and resource use after TKA.