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. 2014 May 13;473(1):57–63. doi: 10.1007/s11999-014-3668-9

Table 2.

Comparison of in-hospital postoperative complications that were increased after primary knee arthroplasty between morbidly obese and nonobese patients

Postoperative complications Primary TKA
Nonobese (n = 90,442) Morbidly obese (n = 90,143) OR (95% CI)
Genitourinary 406 (0.44%) 549 (0.60%) 1.3 (1.1–1.5)*
Wound dehiscence 74 (0.08%) 103 (0.11%) 1.3 (1.0–1.8)*
Infection 162 (0.17%) 225 (0.24%) 1.3 (1.1–1.7)*
Anemia 13,843 (15%) 14,422 (16%) 1.0 (1.0–1.1)*

* p < 0.05; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.