An Agonizing Dilemma: When Obesity Prevents a Joint Replacement

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By Gina Kolata from NYT Health https://ift.tt/ghv2fqA
via IFTTT Joints (Body Part), Implants, Obesity, Weight, Ethics (Personal), Doctors, Surgery and Surgeons, Infections, Disabilities Many doctors say it is too dangerous to perform the common surgeries on people with high body mass indexes, but patients say they are facing discrimination.

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