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Research Article

Influence of body mass index and age on day-of-surgery discharge, prolonged admission, and 90-day readmission after fast-track unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

Christian Bredgaard Jensen1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedic Research Hvidovre, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre2650, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anders Troelsen1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedic Research Hvidovre, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre2650, Denmark
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Pelle Baggesgaard Petersen2 Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen2100, Denmark;3 Centre for Fast-track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen2100, Denmark
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Christoffer Calov JØrgensen2 Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen2100, Denmark;3 Centre for Fast-track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen2100, Denmark
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Henrik Kehlet2 Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen2100, Denmark;3 Centre for Fast-track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen2100, Denmark
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Kirill Gromov1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Clinical Orthopaedic Research Hvidovre, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre2650, Denmark;3 Centre for Fast-track Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen2100, Denmark
& on behalf of the Centre for Fast-Track Hip and Knee Replacement Collaborative Group show all
Pages 722-727 | Published online: 20 Aug 2021

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