BMI and its association with patient-reported outcome measures following revision hip surgery
Despite potentially increased intraoperative risks, high BMI patients experience meaningful functional improvement following revision THA. These findings challenge the rationale for BMI-based surgical restrictions, suggesting that high BMI alone should not be a contraindication for revision THA.
Authors
- Ahmed Mehmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9916-6972)
- Rachel Baumber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7862-9958)
- E. Warwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1926-7226)
- Alister Hart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1281-6886)
- Robert McCulloch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-3703)
- Snehal M. Pinto Pereira
- S. Ramani Moonesinghe
Institutions
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- London Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (GB)
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone & Joint Open
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.71.bjo-2025-0152.r1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00