Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Obesity.
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
- Obesity
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Anatomy
- hip
- knee