Background Obesity is a major public health issue and has considerable implications on
outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, there has been conflicting evidence …

Background The utilization of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in obese patients has
increased significantly over the past decade despite overwhelming data that suggest higher …

Background Obesity is a significant risk factor for developing knee osteoarthritis, and these
cases suffer from complications following Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). An association …

AIM To evaluate the effect of body mass index (BMI) on short-term functional outcome and
complications in primary total knee arthroplasty. METHODS All patients undergoing primary …

Background The purpose of this study is to compare surgical and clinical outcomes between
matched groups of morbidly obese (body mass index [BMI]> 40 kg/m 2) and non-morbidly …

Background One in 10 people in the United Kingdom will need a total knee replacement
(TKR) during their lifetime. Access to this life-changing operation has recently been …

Background Patient satisfaction and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are
important for patients, surgeons, and payers in the current healthcare climate. Morbidly …

Objective To examine the risk of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) due to osteoarthritis
associated with obesity defined by body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) and …

Background The obese population is at higher risk for complications following primary total
knee arthroplasty (TKA), but little data is available regarding revision outcomes. This study …

We carried out a prospective, continuous study on 529 patients who underwent primary total
knee replacement between January 2006 and December 2007 at a major teaching hospital …