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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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-05551-3 |
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