The prognostic significance of obesity in joint arthroplasty

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/502021

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

There are over 55,000 hip and knee joint replacements performed in Australia every year and the number is rising. The incidence of obesity is also rising. Higher risk of surgical complications following joint replacement surgery has been reported in obese patients. It is therefore imperative that we determine the impact obesity has on the outcome of joint replacement surgery in order to determine if treatment needs to be modified.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2009

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $57,803.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Orthopaedics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Complications of joint replacement surgery | Obesity in Orthopaedic Surgery | The impact of obesity on arthritis and joint repla

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