Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5710826 | The Knee | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Patient BMI has a dose-response effect in increasing LOS. Poor PCS was associated similarly with increased LOS. These associations for of BMI and PCS suggest that improvement preoperatively, by any amount, may potentially translate to decreased LOS and perhaps lower the cost associated with TKA.
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Authors
Matthew G. Prohaska, Benjamin J. Keeney, Haaris A. Beg, Ishaan Swarup, Wayne E. Moschetti, Stephen R. Kantor, Ivan M. Tomek,