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## ABSTRACT ## Introduction: Obesity represents a significant risk factor in the pathophysiology of degenerative changes in coxarthrosis. ## Objective: The study aims to investigate obesity as a risk factor in the examined sample comprising 136 patients who underwent hip endoprothesis implantation. ## Material and methods: The series comprised 136 patients with a hip endoprosthesis implanted, where the patients’ BMI, amount of blood used, duration of surgery, number of assistants, and type of anaesthesia were observed. Wounds and late post-operative complications, infections, haemorrhage, vein thrombosis, endoprosthesis dislocations, length of inpatient stay, start of physical therapy and full weight-bearing were also observed. The observation period lasted six months on average. ## Discussion: In simple terms, the three greatest factors when implanting a hip endoprosthesis are as follows: properties of the endoprosthesis, the orthopaedic surgeon’s skill and experience, and individual characteristics of the patient, i.e. age, sex, health condition, body weight, BMI, adequate physical therapy. ## Conclusion: We believe that the implantation of a hip endoprosthesis should be postpone

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Author

Predrag Grubor; Slavko Manojlovic; Nemanja Manojlovic; Milan Grubor

Publisher

Avicena Publisher; ScopeMed Publishing; Drutvo ljekara SR Bosne i Hercegovine : "Avicena" d.o.o; Sarajevo: Avicena; Sarajevo: Academy of Medical Sciences in Bosnia and Herzegovina; ScopeMed (ISSN 0350-199X)

Published

2013

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)