Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Surgery in the Morbidly Obese Patient: A Critical Analysis Review.
Jeremy D CarrollJoseph R YoungBenjamin Villacres MoriRohan A GheewalaAkshay LakraMatthew R DiCaprioPublished in: JBJS reviews (2023)
Despite the increased risk profile of TJA in the morbidly obese cohort, these patients consistently show improvement in pain and physical function postoperatively that should be considered when deciding for or against surgery.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- total hip
- bariatric surgery
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- weight loss
- adipose tissue
- total knee arthroplasty
- ejection fraction
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- chronic pain
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- surgical site infection
- case report
- neuropathic pain
- spinal cord injury
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pain management
- acute coronary syndrome
- spinal cord