Body Mass Index (BMI) cutoffs for total shoulder arthroplasty increase health disparities by preventing those in need from undergoing surgery, MUSC Health

Body Mass Index (BMI) cutoffs for total shoulder arthroplasty increase health disparities by preventing those in need from undergoing surgery, MUSC Health

Researchers suggest looking at more than BMI alone when determining surgery eligibility.

Enforcing BMI Cutoffs for Shoulder Joint Surgery Could Exacerbate Disparities - Physician's Weekly

Kidney Transplant, MUSC Health

Body Mass Index (BMI) Edina Plastic Surgery

The effect of body mass index on the risk of post-operative complications during the 6 months following total hip replacement or total knee replacement surgery - ScienceDirect

When do patients truly reach maximal medical improvement after undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty? The incidence and clinical significance of pain and patient-reported outcome measure improvement - ScienceDirect

High Body Mass Index

Poster Abstracts - 2000 - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - Wiley Online Library

Body mass index as a risk factor for dislocation of total shoulder arthroplasty in the first 30 days - ScienceDirect

The effect of body mass index and preoperative weight loss in people with obesity on postoperative outcomes to 6 months following total hip or knee arthroplasty: a retrospective study, Arthroplasty

Body mass index (BMI), Mid Arm Circumference (MAC) and waist to hip