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

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Obesity, Osteoarthritis, Knee surgery

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Oct 17, 2023
DOI https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v94i5.14968

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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 2023 Dec. 10];94(5):e2023247. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/actabiomedica/article/view/14968
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