Surgical Site Fat Thickness Is More Predictive of Postoperative Wound Complications than Body Mass Index Following Posterior Approach Total Hip Arthroplasty
Compared to BMI, SSFT was more predictive of postoperative wound complications following THA and may be a more reliable measure to counsel patients on early postoperative complication risk.
Authors
- Ilya Bendich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9917-9765)
- Andrew M. Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5414-8244)
- Bryant M. Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3795-2913)
- Syed A. Adil
Institutions
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Arthroplasty
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2025.05.073
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01