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- Title
OBESITY AS A RISK FACTOR IN PRIMARY TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY.
- Authors
JOVIČIĆ, ŽELJKO; CVIJETIĆ, ŽELJKA; MANOJLOVIĆ, SLAVKO
- Abstract
Hip arthroplasty or hip replacement is a surgical procedure by which damaged cartilage and bone are removed from the joint and replaced by implants. Hip replacement is performed in order to achive painless and normal movements. Obesity is characterized by excessive accumulation of fat inside an organism and it affects occurance of arthrosis. Obese people make up to 30% of the population in developed countries. A vast majority of recent research publications talk about obesity and its impact on the outcome of orthopedic surgical procedures.
- Subjects
TOTAL hip replacement; RISK factors of fractures; OBESITY complications; ORTHOPEDIC surgery; TREATMENT effectiveness
- Publication
Quality of Life: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Food Science, Environmental Science & Public Health, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1/2, p73
- ISSN
1986-602X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7251/QOL2301073J