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
- minimally invasive
- bariatric surgery
- coronary artery bypass
- total knee arthroplasty
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic pain
- pain management
- chronic kidney disease
- case report
- surgical site infection
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- neuropathic pain
- spinal cord injury
- patient reported