- Prophylactic Tibial Stem Fixation in the Obese: Comparative Early Results in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Steere JT, Sobieraj M, DeFrancesco CJ, Israelite , Nelson CL, Kamath AF
- KMID: 2420348
- Knee Surg Relat Res.
- 2018 Sep;30(3):227-233.
- doi: 10.5792/ksrr.18.022
PURPOSE: Obesity is a risk factor for aseptic loosening after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Prophylactic use of tibial stems may enhance tibial fixation in obese patients. The aim of this... -
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- Prospective Study of Central versus Peripheral Obesity in Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Armstrong , Morris TR, Sebro R, Israelite , Kamath AF
- KMID: 2438112
- Knee Surg Relat Res.
- 2018 Dec;30(4):319-325.
- doi: 10.5792/ksrr.18.025
PURPOSE: Body mass index (BMI) is often used to predict surgical difficulty in patients receiving total knee arthroplasty (TKA); however, BMI neglects variation in the central versus peripheral distribution of... -
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