ArticleThe Journal of arthroplasty2015
The Effect of BMI on 30 Day Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty.
Article in The Journal of arthroplasty, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
- [2024 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hip (summary) interpretation].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2025Guideline
- Obesity increases the risk of conversion to total knee arthroplasty after unicompartimental knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2022Pooled it
- Obesity does not adversely impact the outcome of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of 80,798 subjects.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of hospital volume on outcomes of total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Pooled it
- Silver-impregnated occlusive dressing is associated with a lower rate of acute surgical site infection after direct anterior total hip arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Body Mass Index, Sex, and Age Are Predictors of Discharge to a Post-acute Care Facility Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty.Foot & ankle specialist · 2026Article
- The role of arthroplasty surgery experience on successful outcomes in primary total hip arthroplasty surgery.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2026Article
- Impact of Obesity on Postoperative Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Patient specific variables impact sensitivity to association between joint balance and 2 Year outcomes.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Measurement of periarticular subcutaneous fat on CT images and adverse outcomes following total knee arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- The role of subcutaneous fat and BMI in predicting surgical outcomes and patient reported outcomes in robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Patient-Centered Discharge and Postoperative Length of Hospital Stay in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty.Cureus · 2024Article
- Relationship between soft tissue envelope thickness of the lower extremity and acute periprosthetic joint infection of the knee.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Acute Surgical Site Complications in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty: Impact of Local Subcutaneous Tissue Depth and Body Mass Index.Arthroplasty today · 2024Article
- Risk Factors Associated With Poor Outcomes After Quadriceps Tendon Repair.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Understanding the risk of developing weight-related complications associated with different body mass index categories: a systematic review.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2022Review
- Higher 1-year risk of implant removal for culture-positive than for culture-negative DAIR patients following 359 primary hip or knee arthroplasties.Journal of bone and joint infection · 2022Article
- Total hip arthroplasty through the direct anterior approach in morbidly obese patients.Bone & joint open · 2022Article
- The association of preoperative blood markers with postoperative readmissions following arthroplasty.Bone & joint open · 2021Article
- Patient-Related Risk Factors for Unplanned 30-Day Hospital Readmission Following Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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Abstract
Hip and knee arthroplasty (THA, TKA) are safe, effective procedures with reliable, reproducible outcomes. We aim to investigate obesity's effect on complications following arthroplasty surgery. Using the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, 13,250 subjects were stratified into 5 groups based on BMI and matched for gender, age, surgery type and ASA class. Matched, multivariable generalized linear models adjusting for demographics and comorbidities demonstrated an association between elevated BMI and overall (P<0.001), medical (P=0.005), surgical complications (P<0.001), including superficial (P=0.019) and deep wound infection (P=0.040), return to OR (P=0.016) and time from OR to discharge (P=0.003). Elevated BMI increases risk for post-operative complications following total joint arthroplasty.
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