Objective Increased infection risk after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients with a higher
body mass index (BMI), particularly a BMI≥ 40 kg/m 2, suggests that BMI reduction (through …

Background: Obesity has been associated with a greater burden of symptomatic knee
osteoarthritis. There is some evidence that patients with a very high body mass index (BMI) …

Background Obesity is associated with higher rates of adverse outcomes following primary
total hip arthroplasty (THA). The purpose of this study is to utilize 3 national databases to …

Background Unabated increases in the prevalence of obesity among American adults have
disproportionately affected women, Black persons, and Hispanic persons. The purpose of …

Background: A reliable prediction tool for 90-day adverse events not only would provide
patients with valuable estimates of their individual risk perioperatively, but would also give …

Introduction Complex primary total knee arthroplasties (TKA) are reported to be associated
with excessive episode of care (EOC) costs as compared to noncomplex procedures. The …

Abstract Background The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has instituted bundled
reimbursement models for total joint arthroplasty (TJA), which includes target prices for each …

Background Obesity is a major public health issue and has considerable implications on
outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, there has been conflicting evidence …

Background Currently, the gold standard treatment for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after
total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is 2-stage revision, but few studies have looked at the …

Purpose Due to substantial increase in obesity, the demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
in obese and morbidly obese patients is higher than ever. This review aims to investigate …