Is Obesity Associated with Higher Complication Rates in Total Hip Arthroplasty for High-Riding Dysplastic Hips?

Necdet SaglamDeniz GulabiAnil AgarAhmet Can ErdemLevent BayamMehmet Erdem

Published in: Indian journal of orthopaedics (2021)

Obese patients performed with total hip arthroplasty for high-riding dysplastic hips had more complications and higher rates of re-admission to hospital compared with the non-obese patients.

Keyphrases

obese patients
total hip arthroplasty
bariatric surgery
weight loss
gastric bypass
roux en y gastric bypass
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
emergency department
type diabetes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle