Functional Gain and Pain Relief After Total Joint Replacement According to Obesity Status.
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| Abstract | :
Obesity has been associated with lower function and more pain before and after total hip or knee replacement (THR or TKR). We examined the changes between preoperative and postoperative function and pain in a large representative U.S. cohort to determine if there was a relationship to obesity status. |
| Year of Publication | :
2017
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| Journal | :
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
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| Volume | :
99
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| Issue | :
14
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| Number of Pages | :
1183-1189
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| Date Published | :
2017
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| ISSN Number | :
0021-9355
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| URL | :
http://Insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=28719557
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| DOI | :
10.2106/JBJS.16.00960
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| Short Title | :
J Bone Joint Surg Am
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