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Preoperative Weight Loss Prior To Total Joint Arthroplasty
2022
Progress in Orthopedic Science
As the prevalence of obesity continues to rise, so do the challenges of proper surgical management of obese patients. Most recent estimates from 2015-2018 show that in the United States, 41.1% of adults over 20 years old are obese (Body Mass Index (BMI)≥30 kg/m2 ) [1]. In comparison, between 2011-2014, 36.4% of adults over 20 years old were classified as obese [1].
doi:10.47363/pos/2022(8)155
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