The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 1258-1266 , December 2010

Morbid Obesity and Excessive Hospital Resource Consumption for Unilateral Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

  • Sunny H. Kim, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sunny Kim, PhD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 4860 Y Street, Suite 3800, Sacramento, CA 95817.

Received 14 May 2009 ,Accepted 12 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.09.005

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 25, Issue 8 , Pages 1258-1266 , December 2010

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