Increased complication risk following total joint replacement faced by patients with metabolic disorder

In a new study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), researchers found that total joint replacement patients with three or more metabolic syndrome risk factors were almost three times as likely to have complications within the first year after joint replacement.Metabolic syndrome is a combination of disorders, such as obesity with a body mass index (BMI) ?30kg/m�, dyslipidemia (an abnormal amount of lipids in the blood), hypertension and diabetes.

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