Influence of Obesity on Femoral Osteolysis Five and Ten Years Following Total Hip Arthroplasty

The most important long-term complication following total hip arthroplasty is periprosthetic femoral osteolysis. A sizeable proportion of patients who undergo arthroplasty are obese. While patient activity, implant type, and quality of fixation are known risk factors for osteolysis, the literature c...

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Published in:	Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume Vol. 92; no. 10; pp. 1964 - 1972
Main Authors:	Lübbeke, Anne, Garavaglia, Guido, Barea, Christophe, Roussos, Constantinos, Stern, Richard, Hoffmeyer, Pierre
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc 18-08-2010 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Incorporated
Subjects:	Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip Biological and medical sciences Body Mass Index Bone Cements Cementation - adverse effects Diseases of the osteoarticular system Femur - pathology Follow-Up Studies Hip Prosthesis - adverse effects Humans Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Obesity Obesity - complications Obesity - pathology Orthopedic surgery Osteolysis - etiology Osteolysis - pathology Prospective Studies Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Time Factors Treatment Outcome Obesity Hip prosthesis Femur Orthopedic surgery Treatment Nutrition disorder Osteolysis Nutritional status
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