Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in Super-obese Patients: Dramatically Higher Postoperative Complication Rates Even Compared to Revision Surgery

The Obesity Epidemic

Thomas K. Fehring, Susan M. Odum, William L. Griffin et al. · The Journal of Arthroplasty · 2007 · 488 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Endocrinology, Epidemiology +12

Obesity and Perioperative Morbidity in Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients

Robert S. Namba, Liz Paxton, Donald C. Fithian et al. · The Journal of Arthroplasty · 2005 · 486 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +16

Thirty-Day Postoperative Complications and Mortality Following Total Knee Arthroplasty

Philip J. Belmont, Gens P. Goodman, Brian R. Waterman et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2014 · 436 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +14

The Outcome of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Obese Patients

Jared R.H. Foran, Michael A. Mont, Gracia Etienne et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 2004 · 293 citations

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +13

The John Insall Award: Morbid Obesity Independently Impacts Complications, Mortality, and Resource Use After TKA

Michele R. D’Apuzzo, Wendy M. Novicoff, James A. Browne · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 2014 · 266 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +17