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Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Benefit From Knee Replacement Surgery
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Title Obese Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Benefit From Knee Replacement Surgery
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578219?src=rss
Description After total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for osteoarthritis of the knee, obese patients fare nearly as well as their normal-weight peers, a British research team reports in the July 24 online issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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Date Aug 5, 2008
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