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

Objective Increased infection risk after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with a higher
body mass index (BMI), particularly a BMI≥ 40 kg/m 2, suggests that BMI reduction (through …

Background: Obesity has been associated with a greater burden of symptomatic knee
osteoarthritis. There is some evidence that patients with a very high body mass index (BMI) …

Aims The aims of this study were to characterize antibiotic choices for perioperative total
knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) prophylaxis, assess antibiotic …

Background High body mass index (BMI) is associated with significant complications in
patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty. Many studies have evaluated this trend, but few …

Background Obesity has previously been demonstrated to be an independent risk factor for
increased complications after total hip and knee arthroplasties (THA and TKA). The purpose …

Background Racial disparities in healthcare utilization and outcomes have been reported
and have wide-reaching implications for individual patient and healthcare system; as …

Aims The aim of this study was to observe the implications of withholding total joint
arthroplasty (TJA) in morbidly obese patients Patients and Methods A total of 289 morbidly …

Background Sarcopenia, an age-related loss of muscle mass and function, has been
previously linked to an increased risk of morbidity, mortality, and infection after a variety of …

ABSTRACT AIM: To identify patient and surgical risk factors that are associated with
periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), especially whether obesity is a risk factor following total …