Weight Changes After Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: Prevalence, Predictors, and Effects on Outcomes

Conclusions:
Most patients maintained their body mass index after total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty. Female patients, patients with higher preoperative body mass index, and those who underwent total knee arthroplasty were more likely to lose weight after surgery.

Level of Evidence:
Prognostic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - June 3, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Ast, M. P., Abdel, M. P., Lee, Y.-y., Lyman, S., Ruel, A. V., Westrich, G. H. Tags: Hip, Knee Scientific Articles Source Type: research