Impact of the body mass index on perioperative immunological disturbances in patients with hip and knee arthroplasty
Abstract Background Obesity increases the risk for knee and hip joint implantation and negatively contributes to wound healing. In this study, in 52 patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty the amount of peripheral immune effector cells pre- and post-operative, as well as the expression of cert...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0557-4 |