Body mass index is not a clinically meaningful predictor of patient reported outcomes of primary hip replacement surgery: prospective cohort study.

OBJECTIVES: To describe whether body mass index (BMI) is a clinically meaningful predictor of patient reported outcomes following primary total hip replacement (THR) surgery. DESIGN: Combined data from prospective cohort studies. We obtained information from four cohorts of patients receiving primar...

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Main Authors: Judge, A, Batra, R, Thomas, G, Beard, D, Javaid, M, Murray, D, Dieppe, P, Dreinhoefer, K, Peter-Guenther, K, Field, R, Cooper, C, Arden, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014