Body Mass Index (BMI) Cutoffs and Racial, Ethnic, Sex, or Age Disparities in Patients Treated With Total Ankle Arthroplasty
| Autor: | Myra Chao BA, Wesley J. Manz MD, MS, Juliet Fink BS, Michelle M. Coleman MD, PhD, Rishin J. Kadakia MD, Jason T. Bariteau MD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, Vol 8 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2473-0114 24730114 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/24730114231184189 |
| Popis: | Background: The rising prevalence of obesity among American adults has disproportionately affected Black adults and women. Furthermore, body mass index (BMI) has historically been used as a relative contraindication to many total joint arthroplasty (TJA) procedures, including total ankle arthroplasty. The purpose of this study was to investigate potential disparities in patient eligibility for total ankle arthroplasty based on race, ethnicity, sex, and age by applying commonly used BMI cutoffs to the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database. Methods: Patients in the ACS-NSQIP database who underwent TAA from 2011 to 2020 were retrospectively reviewed in a cross-sectional analysis. BMI cutoffs of |
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