The influence of body mass index on functional outcome and quality of life after total knee arthroplasty

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This study investigated the influence of body mass index (BMI) on the post-operative fall in the level of haemoglobin (Hb), length of hospital stay (LOS), 30-day re-admission rate, functional outcome and quality of life, two years after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

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Title: The Bone & Joint Journal

Abbreviated Title: The Bone & Joint Journal

Publisher: British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

ISSN (Print): 2049-4394

ISSN (Electronic): 2049-4408

Publication date Created: June 2016

Publication date (Print): June 2016

Volume: 98-B

Issue: 6

Pages: 780-785

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[1 ]Singapore General Hospital, 20 College Road, Academia Building Level 4, 169856, Singapore.

[2 ]Singapore General Hospital, Outram Rd, 169856, Singapore.

Article

DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.98B6.35709

PubMed ID: 27235520

SO-VID: f5999bb2-0be9-4b26-a49e-fa379c99e580

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