FUNCTION, SURVIVAL, AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT OBESITY FOLLOWING TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT: SHORT-, MEDIUM-, AND LONG-TERM OUTCOMES

Total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA) are among the most reliable medical interventions, providing pain relief and long survivorship in the vast majority of patients. Nonetheless, some patients are at higher risk of complications and sub-optimal outcomes following total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Obesity has been proposed in some literature as a risk factor for poorer outcomes and increased complications following TJA. Given the high …