Effect of body mass index on symptomatic venous thromboembolism and prosthesis revision risk after total knee arthroplasty: a long-term study from China

Effect of body mass index on symptomatic venous thromboembolism and prosthesis revision risk after total knee arthroplasty: a long-term study from China

Abstract Objective To investigate the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the risk of symptomatic VTE and prosthesis revision after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods Seven thousand one hundred eighty-two patients with primary unilateral TKA treated in our hospital from 2011 to 2020 were divided...

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Main Authors: Changjie Shao, Kuishuai Xu, Liang Zhang, Tengbo Yu, Ning Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Body mass index
Total knee arthroplasty
Venous thromboembolism
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05634-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05634-w

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