Abstracts tagged "arthroplasty and obesity"

Abstract Number: 1589 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Obesity and Rehabilitation Outcomes After Lower Extremity Arthroplasty
Soham Al Snih, Amol Karmarkar, Timothy A. Reistetter, Jinhyung Lee, Amit Kumar, James E. Graham and Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Background/Purpose: To examine the effect of obesity on inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after lower extremity arthroplasty procedures (hip and knee) among Medicare Beneficiaries aged 65 years…