Bariatric surgery prior to knee replacement benefits morbidly obese patients with end-stage osteoarthritis - News-Medical.net

Bariatric surgery prior to knee replacement benefits morbidly obese patients with end-stage osteoarthritis News-Medical.net Previous research studies have linked obesity to adverse outcomes and increased costs following total knee replacement surgery (TKR). A new, computer model-based evaluation appearing in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, supports bariatric surgery ...