Establishing a Comprehensive Multi-Disciplinary Program to Manage Patients with Obesity and Severe Arthritis
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At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Understand the surgical and medical risks in patients with elevated BMI and how to counsel patients on these risks in an empathetic manner.
Discuss preoperative strategies to optimize patients and reduce risk prior total joint arthroplasty.
Describe surgical techniques to reduce intraoperative risk for obese patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.
