Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 87-91 , June 2010

Patient Obesity: A Growing Concern of Successful Total Knee Arthroplasty

  • Eric Yeung, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
    • ,
  • Paul Thornton-Bott, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
    • ,
  • William L. Walter, MBBS, FRACS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to William L. Walter, MBBS, FRACS, PhD, Specialist Orthopedic Groups, Mater Clinic, Suite 1.08, Level 1, 39 Gillies St, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia

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doi: 10.1053/j.sart.2010.01.001

Seminars in Arthroplasty
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 87-91 , June 2010

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