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GLP-1s Walk Into the Arthroplasty Suite

June 9, 2026 1 min read Premium comments

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GLP-1s Walk Into the Arthroplasty Suite
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Total Knee Arthroplastytotal hip arthroplastyperiprosthetic joint infectiontotal shoulder arthroplastyGLP-1 receptor agonistsTotal Joint Arthroplastysystematic review

Patients once stuck between weight loss advice, diabetes management, BMI cutoffs, and joint pain now arrive with a medication class that can move weight and glucose in ways orthopedics cannot ignore.

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