Could obesity be a risk factor for complications of osteoarthritis elective knee surgery?

Stefania  Fozzato; Gabriele Napoletano; Antonello  Ciccarelli

doi:10.23750/abm.v94i5.14968

Could obesity be a risk factor for complications of osteoarthritis elective knee surgery?

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Stefania Fozzato Trauma Surgery Department I.R.C.C.S. Orthopedic Institute Galeazzi, 20161 Milan, Italy
Gabriele Napoletano Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopedic Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
Antonello Ciccarelli Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences University of Rome Foro Italico - 00135 Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94i5.14968

Keywords:

Obesity, Osteoarthritis, Knee surgery

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Fozzato S, Napoletano G, Ciccarelli A. Could obesity be a risk factor for complications of osteoarthritis elective knee surgery?. Acta Biomed [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];94(5):e2023247. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/14968

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