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The John Insall Award: Morbid Obesity Independently Impacts Complications, Mortality, and Resource U...

The John Insall Award: Morbid Obesity Independently Impacts Complications, Mortality, and Resource U...

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The John Insall Award: Morbid Obesity Independently Impacts Complications, Mortality, and Resource Use After TKA

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The John Insall Award: Morbid Obesity Independently Impacts Complications, Mortality, and Resource Use After TKA

Publisher

Boston: Springer US

Journal title

Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 2015-01, Vol.473 (1), p.57-63

Language

English

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Boston: Springer US

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Background
The importance of morbid obesity as a risk factor for complications after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) continues to be debated. Obesity is rarely an isolated diagnosis and tends to cluster with other comorbidities that may independently lead to increased risk and confound outcomes. It is unknown whether morbid obesity independently a...

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The John Insall Award: Morbid Obesity Independently Impacts Complications, Mortality, and Resource Use After TKA

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4390915

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4390915

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ISSN

0009-921X

E-ISSN

1528-1132

DOI

10.1007/s11999-014-3668-9

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