The Effect of Body Mass Index on Short-Term Complications and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Surgically-Repaired Achilles Tendon

The Effect of Body Mass Index on Short-Term Complications and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Surgically-Repaired Achilles Tendon

Category: Ankle; Other Introduction/Purpose: Obesity has shown to be associated with postoperative wound complications, infection, VTE, and wound dehiscence in patients undergoing surgical repair of the Achilles tendon1–3. Obesity is often defined as body mass index (BMI) greater than 30kg/m 2 . The...

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Main Authors: C. James Kim BA, Justin Tsai MD, David I. Pedowitz MD, MS, Joseph T. O’Neil MD, Daniel Fuchs MD, Rachel Shakked MD, Brian S. Winters MD, Joe Daniel DO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-12-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011423S00200

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011423S00200

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