Justification of Body Mass Index cutoffs for hip and knee joint arthroplasty among California orthopedic surgeons

Justification of Body Mass Index cutoffs for hip and knee joint arthroplasty among California orthopedic surgeons

Abstract Background Many orthopedic surgeons choose not to perform joint arthroplasty on patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 35 or above, citing poorer outcomes and increased procedure risk. Identifying and addressing factors surgeons use to determine procedure BMI cutoffs are necessary to incr...

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Main Authors: Sophie V. Orr, Gavin C. Pereira, Blaine A. Christiansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
BMI
Arthroplasty
Osteoarthritis
Weight stigma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-05551-3
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