ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2015
The effect of obesity on mechanical failure after total knee arthroplasty.
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- The outcomes of total knee arthroplasty in morbidly obese patients: a systematic review of the literature.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Cosmetic outcomes and patient satisfaction compared between staples and subcuticular suture technique for wound closure after primary total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2020Trial
- Mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty demonstrates acceptable outcomes in obese patients, with insufficient evidence for alternative alignment strategies: A systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Comparative analysis of functional outcomes between cruciate-retaining and posterior-stabilized knee prostheses in obese patients.Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Preoperative Malnutrition Is Associated With Increased Rates of Periprosthetic Fractures in Total Knee Arthroplasty.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Revision Rates for Aseptic Loosening in the Obese Patient: A Comparison Between Stemmed, Uncemented, and Unstemmed Tibial Total Knee Arthroplasty Components.Arthroplasty today · 2025Article
- Obese Patients Do Not Benefit from Bone Marrow Aspiration Concentrate Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study of 68 Patients.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Mid-term outcomes of medial metal backed and all-polyethylene unicompartmental knee arthroplasty in obese patients: a retrospective propensity-matched analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Is there an increased revision rate due to early tibial component loosening with a modern total knee arthroplasty design? A retrospective analysis from a large volume arthroplasty centre.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2024Article
- Cementless TKA use as an alternative to cemented TKA in high BMI patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Comparison of Outcomes in Obese Patients after Total Knee Arthroplasty with Neutral or Mild Varus: A Retrospective Study with 8-Year Follow-Up.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- Total knee arthroplasty in patients with severe obesity: outcomes of standard keeled tibial components versus stemmed universal base plates.Knee surgery & related research · 2023Article
- Mid- to long-term complications and outcome for morbidly obese patients after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2022Review
- Effect of Body Mass Index on the outcomes of primary Total Knee Arthroplasty up to one year - A prospective study.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
- Understanding barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity from patients either before and after knee arthroplasty.Disability and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- What mechanisms are associated with tibial component failure after kinematically-aligned total knee arthroplasty?International orthopaedics · 2017Article
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Abstract
"Increased aseptic tibial failures in patients with a BMI ≥35 and well-aligned total knee arthroplasties" published in The Journal of Arthroplasty on July 2, 2015 draws the conclusion that the risk of revision total knee arthroplasties (TKA) due to aseptic tibial component loosening is two times greater in patients with a BMI ≥35 kg/m(2), independent of age or limb alignment. This result confirms that obese patients are at a higher risk of mechanical complications after performing TKA, independently from the risk of infection. This study suggests that the management of obese patients for TKA must be meticulous, careful, and should inspire from great bone deformations in valgus of varus when choosing implants.
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