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Mid-term shoulder functional and quality of life outcomes after shoulder replacement in obese patients

21 Feb, 2017 | Healthcare News | Return|

Both TSA and RSA can be expected to impart positive functional outcomes in patients irrespective of BMI. Morbidly obese patients do not attain the same gains in Medical Outcomes SF-12 scores as the non-morbidly obese patients. The lower improvements in active external ROM may be due to morphological limitations of excessive adiposity.

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Source: SpringerPlus

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