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The association between body mass index and patient-reported outcome measures before and after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty: a registry.

Jonathan S MulfordIlana AckermanCarl HolderKara S CashmanStephen E GravesIan A Harris
Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2023)
Patients undergoing THA/TKA, higher BMI was associated with lower pre-operative expectations, poorer well-being before surgery, and worse scores after surgery. Patients who were obese demonstrated comparable satisfaction with their operated joint, compared with non-obese patients. BMI was associated with greater pre- to post-operative improvements in outcome scores for EQ-5D, VAS knee, OHS/OKS and joint pain but these differences may not be clinically important.
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