Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Obesity.

Koh, Chuan Kong; Garceau, Simon; Grammatopoulos, George; Beaulé, Paul E · J Bone Joint Surg Am · 2025

review · Level V

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Abstract

➢ Obesity is associated with increased postoperative complications and reoperation following total joint arthroplasty.➢ Meaningful functional improvement can be achieved with appropriate measures.➢ Preoperative measures include medical optimization, weight management, and consideration of bariatric surgery and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists.➢ Perioperative optimization requires an experienced multidisciplinary team and awareness of technical considerations for patients with obesity undergoing total joint arthroplasty.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy