New Joints, Same Old Weight: Weight Changes After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT: Obesity is a well-known risk factor for postoperative complications following total joint arthroplasty. However, because the operation is often successful, orthopedic surgeons continue to operate on obese individuals, and many surgeons do so under the assumption that patients will lose weight after they are able to walk and exercise without pain. In this article, we review a recent study by Ast et al., who performed a retrospective review, using a single-center institutional registry, to determine (1) whether patients do actually lose weight after total hip and/or total knee arthroplasty, (2) whether there are predictors of postoperative weight change, and (3) whether postoperative weight changes affect patient-reported clinical outcomes. The principle conclusion was that most patients mai

SUBMITTER: Hurwit DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4916088 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature