Joint replacement in the overweight patient: a logical approach or new form of rationing?

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2007 Apr;89(3):203-6; discussion 203. doi: 10.1308/003588407X183247.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / statistics & numerical data*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / statistics & numerical data*
  • Body Mass Index
  • Female
  • Health Care Rationing
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Overweight / physiology*
  • Refusal to Treat
  • Sex Distribution
  • Treatment Outcome