Open AccessBody Mass Index Is Associated With All-cause Mortality After THA and TKA
Author(s) -
Michelle M. Dowsey,
Peter Choong,
Elizabeth W. Paxton,
Tim Spelman,
Robert S. Namba,
Maria C. Inacio
Publication year - 2018
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/s11999.0000000000000108
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , sports medicine , index (typography) , orthopedic surgery , physical therapy , surgery , world wide web , computer science
Both obesity and underweight are associated with a higher risk of mortality in adulthood, but the association between mortality after arthroplasty and extreme ranges of body mass index (BMI) have not been evaluated beyond the first year.