Impact of the body mass index on perioperative immunological disturbances in patients with hip and knee arthroplasty

Impact of the body mass index on perioperative immunological disturbances in patients with hip and knee arthroplasty

Abstract Background Obesity increases the risk for knee and hip joint implantation and negatively contributes to wound healing. In this study, in 52 patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty the amount of peripheral immune effector cells pre- and post-operative, as well as the expression of cert...

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Main Authors: Simon Jasinski-Bergner, Anna-Luise Radetzki, Janine Jahn, David Wohlrab, Heike Kielstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Obesity
NK cells
Knee joint
Hip joint
Artificial joint implantation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-017-0557-4

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