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ReviewOrthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany)2025

[Current AWMF guidelines on knee and hip arthroplasty - individual risks].

Dimitrios Mouselimis, Christian Lüring

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Review in Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Dimitrios MouselimisLehrstuhl für Orthopädie, Klinikum Dortmund, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Beurhausstraße 40, 44137, Dortmund, Deutschland.
Christian LüringLehrstuhl für Orthopädie, Klinikum Dortmund, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Beurhausstraße 40, 44137, Dortmund, Deutschland. Christian.Luering@klinikumdo.de.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the year 2022, more than 300,000 total hip and knee primary arthroplasties were recorded in the German Arthroplasty Registry. The ever-increasing number of interventions naturally leads to an increase in the absolute number of possible complications. The abundance of internationally available data makes it possible to determine risk factors for postoperative complications. RISK FACTORS: Professional societies involved in the German guidelines in the field of orthopedics place great emphasis on modifiable risk factors, as their adequate management can consequently reduce the likelihood of postoperative complications. One of the most common modifiable risk factors is obesity, with its prevalence remaining consistently high in most developed countries. In the field of orthopedics, the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany focuses on modifiable risk factors including obesity, diabetes mellitus and smoking. OBESITY: In the case of obesity in particular, the guidelines for knee and hip arthroplasty recommend a weight loss attempt for patients with a BMI > 30 kg/m

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Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipArthroplasty, Replacement, KneeObesityPostoperative ComplicationsPractice Guidelines as TopicGermanyHumansRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsBody mass indexDiabetes mellitusJoint replacementObesityPostoperative complications

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