Arthroplasty Today (Dec 2019)

Effect of morbid obesity on patient-reported outcomes in total joint arthroplasty: a minimum of 1-year follow-up

  • Mohamad J. Halawi, MD,
  • Christian Gronbeck, BS,
  • Lawrence Savoy, BS,
  • Mark P. Cote, DPT

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 4
pp. 493 – 496

Abstract

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The objective of this study is to explore the effect of morbid obesity on patient-reported outcomes in primary total joint arthroplasty. We retrospectively reviewed 755 primary total joint arthroplasty cases with a minimum of 1-year follow-up. Two groups were compared: (1) patients with BMI .05). There was also no difference in patient satisfaction rates between the two groups (P = .401 and .143 for total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty, respectively). The impact of morbid obesity on patient-reported outcomes appears to be limited to total knee arthroplasty only in the initial 6 months after surgery. Keywords: Morbid obesity, Arthroplasty, Patient-reported outcomes, Satisfaction, Hip, Knee