Abstract
Review question/objective: The objective of this review is to locate and synthesize the best available evidence investigating the impact of selected comorbidities on upper limb arthroplasty outcomes. The review question is: Are patients with diabetes mellitus or obesity at an increased risk of complications and/or poorer postoperative outcomes following total shoulder, reverse total shoulder and total elbow arthroplasty?
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3-9 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2017 |
Keywords
- Comorbidity
- Diabetes mellitus
- Elbow arthroplasty
- Obesity
- Shoulder arthroplasty