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Predictors for Unfavorable Early Outcomes in Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty: Does Extreme Body Mass Index Matter?

Chun-Yu HungChih-Hsiang ChangYu-Chih LinShen-Hsun LeeSzu-Yuan ChenPang-Hsin Hsieh
Published in: BioMed research international (2019)
Although increased operative time, blood loss, and perioperative complications were seen in the morbidly obese patients, BMI alone was not an independent risk factor for a higher 30-day complication rate. Therefore, our data suggest clinicians should make elderly patients aware of increased 30-day complications before the procedure, particularly those with cardiovascular comorbidities. Withholding THA solely on the basis of BMI is not justified.
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