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Faisal Akram1, Joyee Tseng2, Omar Behery2
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Corewell Health and Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Abstract:
Preoperative optimization of modifiable risk factors for total hip and knee arthroplasty remains a foundational cornerstone in reducing postoperative complications and enhancing patient outcomes. With an increasing prevalence of high-risk comorbidities among total joint arthroplasty patients with morbid obesity (body mass index ≥40 kg/m2), uncontrolled diabetes (hemoglobin A1c ≥ 7.5%), and active smoking and tobacco use, many joint arthroplasty surgeons face complex ethical decisions when surgical intervention poses a higher risk for potential harm. Creating definitive numerical cutoffs may lead to access-to-care issues with a difficult balance between helping and harming patients.
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