Is there an indication for simultaneous bilateral knee arthroplasty in morbidly obese patients? Should the patients' request for simultaneous operation be considered?
<h4>Purpose</h4>This study aimed to analyse the safety of simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (SBTKA) surgery by comparing morbidly obese (MO) patients with obese patients.<h4>Methods</h4>SBTKA was performed to 494 patients by a single surgeon in a single center be...
Main Author: | Bedrettin Akar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2023-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0287021&type=printable |
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