Joint replacement in the overweight patient: a logical approach or new form of rationing?
Davis
Warren
W
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2QZ, UK.
Porteous
Matthew
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000502:physiology*; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome