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ReviewClinical orthopaedics and related research2019

Clinical Faceoff: Should Orthopaedic Surgeons Have Strict BMI Cutoffs for Performing Primary TKA and THA?

Benjamin F Ricciardi, Nicholas J Giori, Thomas K Fehring

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Review in Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. From Hip and Knee to Shoulder: Is the Obesity Paradox Becoming a Surgical Reality?The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 2026
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  5. Analysis of the Resolution Rate of Complications in Obese Joint Replacement Patients.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Benjamin F RicciardiB. F. Ricciardi, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA N. J. Giori, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University and Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA T. K. Fehring, Co-Director, Ortho Carolina Hip and Knee Center, Professor and Chief of Adult Reconstruction Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Nicholas J Giori
Thomas K Fehring

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Body Mass IndexWeight LossArthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeClinical CompetenceGlobal HealthHumansIncidenceObesityOrthopedic SurgeonsOsteoarthritis, HipOsteoarthritis, KneePreoperative Care

Identifiers

PMID31764323
PMCPMC6907311

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