ArticleJournal of orthopaedics2018
Postoperative complications in underweight patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: A comparative analysis to normal weight patients.
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- Predictors of Extended Length of Stay Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Distal Radius Fractures.Journal of wrist surgery · 2025Article
- Malnutrition in orthopaedic trauma outcomes (MOTO): orthopedic trauma patients can be effectively screened and stratified for risk of malnutrition using prealbumin. A preliminary outcome study.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2025Article
- Impact of being underweight on peri-operative and post-operative outcomes of total knee or hip arthroplasty: A meta-analysis.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Trends of obesity rates between primary total hip arthroplasty patients and the general population from 2013 to 2020.Arthroplasty (London, England) · 2022Article
- Caution, "normal" BMI: health risks associated with potentially masked individual underweight-EPMA Position Paper 2021.The EPMA journal · 2021Article
- The Use of Older Versus Newer Data in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database Influences the Results of Total Hip Arthroplasty Outcomes Studies.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2019Article
- Predictors for Unfavorable Early Outcomes in Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty: Does Extreme Body Mass Index Matter?BioMed research international · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnderweight patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty have been largely overlooked. The purpose of this study was to evaluate their complications profiles compared to normal weight individuals.
methodsPatients were selected from the NSQIP database, matched, and arranged into 2 groups based on BMI. Complications were recorded and analyzed to determine differences in outcomes.
resultsMultivariate analysis demonstrated increased length of hospital stay (LOS) (p = 0.006) for underweight patients but failed to demonstrate higher rates of medical or surgical complications.
conclusionThere are no increased rates of infectious or medical complications in underweight patients undergoing THA. However, increased LOS was demonstrated.
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