A population-based survival analysis describing the association of body mass index on time to revision for total hip and knee replacements: results from the UK general practice research database
OBJECTIVES: Against a backdrop of rising levels of obesity, we describe and estimate associations of body mass index (BMI), age and gender with time to revision for participants undergoing primary total hip (THR) or knee (TKR) replacement in the UK. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study. SETTING: Ro...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2013
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