Obesity in total hip replacement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1642-

  Choong, P F M ^a   Dowsey, M M ^b   Liew, D ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 72249116367     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B12.23795     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Andrew JG, Palan J, Kurup HV, et al. Obesity in total hip replacement. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2008;90-B:424-429
2. Dowsey MM, Choong PF. Early outcomes and complications following joint arthroplasty in obese patients: a review of the published reports. ANZ J Surg 2008;78:439-444
3. Dowsey MM, Choong PF. Obesity is a major risk factor for prosthetic infection after primary hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 2008;466:153-158