Honestly, how well does the body mass index (BMI) statistic capture clinically relevant information for obese patients?
A group of researchers from the Miami Orthopaedic Research Foundation and the Larkin Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery, both in Miami, Florida, put that question to the acid test in a new study, “Body Mass Index is Not an Appropriate Proxy for the Condition of Peri-Incisional Adiposity in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients,” which appears in the February 25, 2025 edition of The Journal of Arthroplasty.
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