Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5709250 | The Journal of Arthroplasty | 2017 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
MetS is an independent risk factor for CMS-reportable complications, wound complications, and readmission following total joint arthroplasty. The risk attributable to MetS exists irrespective of obesity class and increases as BMI increases.
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Authors
Adam I. MD, Francis MD, Dimitri E. MD, David W. MD, Kevin D. MD, David W. MD,