Does obesity predict morbidity and mortality amongst patients undergoing transfemoral amputations?

Background: We investigated the role of obesity on morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing above knee amputation.

Methods: Data of 4225 patients undergoing AKAs was extracted from NIS Database (2016-2019) for a retrospectively matched case-control study and were grouped into; Non-obese (N-Ob-BMI <29.9 kg/m; = 1413), class I/II obese (Ob-I/II-BMI: 30-39.