For Morbidly Obese Patients, Total Knee Replacements Are More Durable Than Partial Replacements скачать в хорошем качестве

For Morbidly Obese Patients, Total Knee Replacements Are More Durable Than Partial Replacements

More than 9% of adult Americans are morbidly obese, a condition that significantly increases their risk of knee osteoarthritis. James Keeney, MD, the director of the adult reconstruction program at University of Missouri Health Care, recently compared whether total knee replacement or partial knee replacement produced better outcomes for patients whose body mass index exceeds 40. “There’s this range of patients who get close but maybe don’t get below 40 on their BMI who still would benefit from replacement surgery,” Keeney said. “We will continue to evaluate the best techniques, but from our study, it would appear that a total knee replacement would be the more beneficial option.”