Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Is Not Associated With Increased Revision Rates in Obese Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is controversy among arthroplasty surgeons in regard to performing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) in obese patients based on current literature. The aim of this study is to investigate whether UKA is associated with increased complications and revision rates in obese (body mass index [BMI] > 30 kg/m²), morbidly obese (BMI > 40 kg/m²), and super morbid obese (BMI > 50 kg/m²) patients.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed all UKAs performed at our institution from January 2008 to December 2017. A total of 2178 UKA procedures were performed during this period. The patients were categorized based on BMI to include normal weight (BMI = 20-30 kg/m²), obese (BMI ≥ 30.1-40 kg/m²), morbidly obese (BMI ≥

SUBMITTER: Purcell KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8242332 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature