This paper provides an up-to-date review of obesity and lower limb osteoarthritis (OA). OA is
a major global cause of disability, with the knee being the most frequently affected joint …

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) …

Objective The development of these updated clinical practice guidelines (CPG) was
commissioned by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity …

Background Although previous studies have evaluated the effect of obesity on the outcomes
of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), most considered obesity as a binary variable. It is important …

Purpose During recent years, there has been an intensive growth of interest in the patient's
perception of functional outcome. The Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) is a recently introduced …

The negative effects of obesity following total joint arthroplasty, such as increased morbidity
and mortality, have been well documented in literature. However, little is known about …

Background: Morbidly obese patients with severe osteoarthritis benefit from successful total
joint arthroplasty. However, morbid obesity increases the risk of complications. Because of …

Hip and knee arthroplasty (THA, TKA) are safe, effective procedures with reliable,
reproducible outcomes. We aim to investigate obesity's effect on complications following …

Background Body mass index (BMI) cutoffs have been established for total knee arthroplasty
(TKA) patients due to increased risk of medical complications in obese patients. However …

Pre-operative variables are increasingly being used to determine eligibility for total knee
replacement (TKR). This study was undertaken to evaluate the relationships, interactions …