Obesity Pathogenesis
Obesity did not influence clinical outcome following total knee replacement for osteoarthritis
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 1st, 2006
"A total of 370 consecutive primary total knee replacements performed for osteoarthritis were followed up prospectively at 6, 18, 36, and 60 months. The Knee Society score and complications (perioperative mortality, superficial and deep wound infection, deep-vein thrombosis and revision rate) were recorded," scientists writing in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume report.
A.K. Amin and colleagues working with Queen Margaret Hospital divided "the study sample into subgroups based on the...
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