People who are severely overweight need joint replacement twice as often and face double the risk of complications |
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The obesity epidemic has arrived in orthopaedics: Anyone who gets a hip or knee replacement today is very likely to be overweight, according to experts at the 15th EFORT Congress in London. The situation presents a major challenge for orthopaedic surgery. For new studies show that anyone hitting the scales with too many kilos is at higher risk of complications. Continued at MedicalNewsToday>> |