The relationship between body mass index and clinical efficacy of knee arthroplasty in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increase body mass index (BMI) is often accompanied by metabolic diseases such as diabetes, which will increase the uncertainty of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) efficacy and the risk of postoperative complications. The present study was to study the relationship between increase BMI and clinical efficacy of knee arthroplasty in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Methods

A total of 97 patients (36 males and 61 females) with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) who underwent TKA surgery were selected. According to the preoperative body mass index (BMI), the patients were divided into a normal group (n=42), overweight group (n=35), and obese group (n=20). All patients received TKA after admission. Seven days after surgery, the American Knee Society (AKS) and the Hospital for Sp

SUBMITTER: Guo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9011216 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature