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Outcome following total knee arthroplasty in obese versus non-obese Asian patients
Graham Seow-Hng Goh1, Ming Han Lincoln Liow, Amit Kanta Mitra
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Purpose:
To compare the outcome following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in obese and non-obese Asian patients.
Methods:
27 obese patients were compared with 27 non-obese controls matched for age, gender, diagnosis (osteoarthritis), prosthesis, preoperative Knee Society knee and function scores, preoperative Oxford Knee Score, and follow-up duration. All TKAs were performed by a single surgeon. Patients were assessed at 6 months and 2 years for the range of motion, Knee Society knee and function scores, Oxford Knee Score, and Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36).
Results:
The obese and non-obese groups did not differ significantly in pre- and post-operative variables: range of motion, Knee Society knee and function scores, Oxford Knee Score, and SF-36 score. Using revision as an end-point, implant survival was 100%. There were no intra- or post-operative complications in either group.
Conclusion:
Obese and non-obese Asian patients achieved a comparable outcome following TKA.
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