Purpose: Younger patients with higher body mass index (BMI) have increased the demand
for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This has raised concern among orthopaedic surgeons as to …

The MEDLINE database was searched using the key words:'obesity'and 'knee arthroplasty'.
41 articles focused on the topic were reviewed; most studies were prospective case series …

Purpose of review Knee osteoarthritis is associated with increased body weight. The
prevalence of obesity is increasing, and the demand for total knee arthroplasty is also …

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of obesity on clinical outcomes following total knee
arthroplasty in osteoarthritis patients. Materials and Methods: Between June 1999 and …

Dear editors: Recently, we read the article entitled “Long-term outcome of total knee
arthroplasty in patients with morbid obesity” by Hakim et al.[1] published on August 02, 2019 …

Obesity affects a disproportionate proportion of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients. Our
study explores pre-operative characteristics between obese and non-obese patients …

Background and Aims: Obesity has been linked to the development of osteoarthritis of the
knee and since the incidence of obesity is increasing, the need for total knee arthroplasty …

Background: The increase in the number of individuals with an unhealthily high body weight
is particularly relevant in the United States. Obesity (body mass index≥ 30 kg/m 2) is a well …

Introduction The increasing prevalence of obesity has led to an increase in total knee
arthroplasties (TKAs) being undertaken in patients with a higher body mass index (BMI) …

Worldwide estimates indicate the high prevalence of obesity and overweight, and some
countries even consider it a pandemic. Obesity is correlated with many disorders like …