Open Access<p>Being Underweight Is Associated with Worse Surgical Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared to Normal Body Mass Index in Elderly Patients</p>
Author(s) -
Hyuck Min Kwon,
Chang Dong Han,
Ick Hwan Yang,
Woo Suk Lee,
Chan Woo Kim,
Kwan Kyu Park
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
orthopedic research and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.707
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 1179-1462
DOI - 10.2147/orr.s243444
Subject(s) - medicine , underweight , body mass index , womac , physical therapy , surgery , osteoarthritis , overweight , alternative medicine , pathology
Being underweight has never been studied in relation to the radiologic and clinical outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in elderly patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of being underweight on TKA radiological and clinical outcomes and to investigate whether being underweight influences postoperative complications compared to normal body mass index (BMI) in elderly patients.