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Functional Gain and Pain Relief After Total Joint Replacement According to Obesity Status.

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Abstract
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Obesity has been associated with lower function and more pain before and after total hip or knee replacement (THR or TKR). We examined the changes between preoperative and postoperative function and pain in a large representative U.S. cohort to determine if there was a relationship to obesity status.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
Volume
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99
Issue
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14
Number of Pages
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1183-1189
Date Published
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2017
ISSN Number
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0021-9355
URL
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http://Insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=28719557
DOI
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10.2106/JBJS.16.00960
Short Title
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J Bone Joint Surg Am
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