Early Surgical Complications of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Morbid Obesity: Propensity-Matched Cohort Study of 3683 Patients

摘要

Background: The aim of this study is to determine whether the high risk of surgical complications within 1 year of total hip arthroplasty (THA) is due to associated comorbidities or morbid obesity alone as measured by body mass index (BMI >= 40 kg/m(2)).