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Aug 2026
Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Who Have a Body Mass Index ≥ 40: Outcomes at an Institution Without Cutoffs.
BACKGROUND Morbid obesity (body Mass Index [BMI] ≥ 40) has been associated with increased perioperative risk following total hip arthroplasty (THA), leading many institutions to impose strict BMI cutoffs. Our institution does not restrict THA based on BMI, providing an opportunity to evaluate outcomes in a medically co...
Carlos Salazar, Vishal Shankar, Aedan Hanna et al.
· Journal of Arthroplasty · 0 citations