ArticleArthroplasty (London, England)2023
Risk of complications with prolonged operative time in morbidly obese patients undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Factors Associated With Surgical Site Infections in Adults Following a Replacement of Weight-Bearing Joints: A Systematic Review.International wound journal · 2026Pooled it
- Aligning Priorities of Surgeons and Patients Regarding Obesity and Joint Replacement: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee Codesigning Solutions Regarding Obesity and Arthroplasty Consensus Working Group.Arthroplasty today · 2026Article
- Impact of navigation assistance on perioperative outcomes in UKA: A nationwide propensity score-matched cohort study.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Short-Term Outcomes of Noncemented Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients With Morbid Obesity.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Using machine and deep learning to predict short-term complications following trigger digit release surgery.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2025Article
- The learning curve to ROSA: cases needed to match the surgery time between a robotic-assisted and a manual primary total knee arthroplasty.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2023Article
- Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty is not associated with increased risk of postoperative deep vein thrombosis.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with a high body-mass index (BMI) are at increased risk for significant complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We explored whether operative time is a modifiable risk factor for infectious and thromboembolic complications.
methodsA retrospective observational cohort study of the ACS-NSQIP registry, including all patients who underwent primary TKA (2015-2018), and were morbidly obese (BMI 40 kg/m
results34,190 patients were included (median age 63 [IQR 57-68], mean BMI of 44.6 kg/m
conclusionEarly infection and thromboembolic complications with prolonged operative time in morbidly obese patients remain low. We did not identify a significant association with increased operative time and superficial/deep SSI, or PE. There was a significantly increased risk for deep vein thrombosis with prolonged operative time.
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