Obesity and long term functional outcomes following elective total hip replacement

Obesity rates continue to rise and more total hip arthroplasty procedures are being performed in progressively younger, obese patients. Hence, maintenance of long term physical function will become very important for quality of life, functional independence and hip prosthesis survival. Presently, th...

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Published in:Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research 2012-04, Vol.7 (1), p.16-16
Main Authors: Vincent, Heather K, Horodyski, Marybeth, Gearen, Peter, Vlasak, Richard, Seay, Amanda N, Conrad, Bryan P, Vincent, Kevin R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of daily living
Animals
Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - trends
Body mass index
Disability
Elective Surgical Procedures - trends
Exercise
Hip
Humans
Implants, Artificial
Joint surgery
Long term
Medical care, Cost of
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - physiopathology
Obesity - surgery
Older people
Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedics
Physical function
Prospective Studies
Prosthesis
Quality of Life
Recovery of Function - physiology
Retrospective Studies
Review
Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Weight control
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Summary:Obesity rates continue to rise and more total hip arthroplasty procedures are being performed in progressively younger, obese patients. Hence, maintenance of long term physical function will become very important for quality of life, functional independence and hip prosthesis survival. Presently, there are no reviews of the long term efficacy of total hip arthroplasty on physical function. This review: 1) synopsized available data regarding obesity effects on long term functional outcomes after total hip arthroplasty, and 2) suggested future directions for research. A literature search was conducted from 1965 to January of 2011 for studies that evaluated long term functional outcomes at one year or longer after THA in obese (body mass index values ≥ 30 kg/m2) and non-obese patients (body mass index
ISSN:1749-799X
1749-799X
DOI:10.1186/1749-799X-7-16