title: Surgeons' weighty dilemma; wary of extra risk, work, some doctors won't replace knees, hips of obese patients.
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Naik
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000601:surgery; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000941:ethics*; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States