Are Body Mass Index (BMI) Cutoffs Creating Racial, Ethnic, Gender, or Age Disparities in Patient Eligibility for Total Ankle Arthroplasty?

• Published in: Foot & ankle orthopaedics Vol. 8; no. 4
• Main Authors: Chao, Myra, Manz, Wesley, Novack, Joseph, Fink, Juliet, Kadakia, Rishin J., Coleman, Michelle, Bariteau, Jason T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.12.2023; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Ankle; Body mass index; Clinical outcomes; Ethnicity; Gender; Health care access; Joint surgery; Obesity; Patients; Eligibility; Disparity; BMI

Category: Ankle; Other Introduction/Purpose: The rising prevalence of obesity may drastically affect arthroplasty eligibility as Body Mass Index (BMI) remains a commonly used screening criterion. As obesity disproportionately affects Black adults and women, using such a criterion without scientific...