ArticleJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma
Is obesity A contra-indication for a successful total knee arthroplasty?
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- The effect of Charlson Comorbidity Index, race, and surgical complications on postoperative knee outcomes after total knee arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2025Article
- Return to Work after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: The First Polish Pilot Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- [Results and complications of knee arthroplasty in patients with obesity].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2023Observational
- Machine learning approach to predicting persistent opioid use following lower extremity joint arthroplasty.Regional anesthesia and pain medicine · 2022Article
- Is obesity a contraindication for simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty? A prospective case-control study.SICOT-J · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTotal Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most effective treatment modalities for chronic knee pain and disability. A strong association exists between obesity and early knee osteoarthritis. Various studies on outcomes of TKA in obese patients have been inconclusive. The purpose of this retrospective evaluation is to assess the influence of obesity on outcomes of TKA in Indian patients.
methodsThis retrospective study conducted from 2010 to 2016 included 402 knees in 213 patients with Body Mass Index (BMI) between 30 and 39.99 kg/m
resultsThe objective KSS improved from 55.88 to 93.01 at the last follow up while the functional scores improved from 52.91 to 80.63. Post surgery improvement in activity level was seen in 71.83% patients. Complications seen in the study included patello-femoral pain, superficial wound infections, deep vein thrombosis and delayed wound healing. No cases of deep infection or revision surgeries were seen in our series.
conclusionsThe outcome of TKA in non-morbidly obese patients is comparable to non-obese patients with excellent post-operative objective and functional scores. The benefits are sustainable over a long duration of time. The complication rates in obese patients is no different than non-obese patients.
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