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
- weight loss
- total knee arthroplasty
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic pain
- surgical site infection
- pain management
- case report
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- neuropathic pain