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ArticleArthroplasty today2025

Total Hip Arthroplasty Among Superobese Patients: Proceed With Caution.

Sagar Telang, Ryan Palmer, Brian C Chung, Jacob R Ball, Kurt Hong, Jay R Lieberman, Nathanael D Heckmann

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7 authors.

Sagar TelangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ryan PalmerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Brian C ChungDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jacob R BallDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kurt HongCenter for Clinical Nutrition, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jay R LiebermanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Nathanael D HeckmannDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Morbid obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m Methods: The Premier Healthcare Database was queried to identify all primary elective THA patients between 2016 and 2021. All superobese patients were compared to a normal BMI cohort (BMI 18.5-24.9 kg/m Results: Twenty-one thousand, thirty-five THA patients were identified; 888 patients (4.2%) had a BMI ≥50 kg/m Conclusions: Superobese patients face markedly increased risk for infection and surgical, medical, and thromboembolic complications following primary THA. Our findings emphasize the importance of preoperative risk stratification, optimization, and patient counseling in this high-risk cohort.

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ComplicationObesityPeriprosthetic joint infectionSuper-obesityTotal hip arthroplasty

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PMCPMC12280334

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