BACKGROUND: Distal humerus @entity174 commonly require surgical intervention, including @entity1538 ( @entity1538 ) and, more recently in elderly, low-demand individuals, @entity348 ( @entity348 ). The association of @entity28 with complications after either of these procedures has not previously been examined. METHODS: A national insurance database was queried for @entity1538 or @entity348 for management of a @entity174 using procedural and diagnostic codes. @entity1 in each operative group were then divided into nonobese and @entity28 cohorts. These cohorts were then queried for @entity260 within 90  days after the surgical procedure using diagnostic and procedural codes.   (2) tests were calculated to determine statistical significance, with P  <  .05 considered significant. RESULTS: A total of 6928 @entity1 who underwent operative management of a @entity174 were identified, including 4215 @entity1538 and 2713 @entity348 procedures. The @entity28 @entity1538 @entity1 had a significantly increased risk of 90-day local (odds ratio [OR], 2.5; P  <  .0001) and systemic (OR, 5.9; P  <  .0001) complications. The rates of @entity86 , @entity1211 , and medical complications were significantly higher in the @entity28 @entity1538 cohort than in nonobese @entity1 . The @entity28 @entity348 @entity1 had a significantly increased risk of 90-day local (OR, 2.6; P  <  .0001) and systemic (OR, 4.4; P  <  .0001) complications. The rates of @entity86 , @entity1211 , and medical complications were higher in the @entity28 @entity348 cohort than in nonobese @entity1 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity28 is associated with significantly higher rates of complications after @entity1538 and @entity348 for distal humerus @entity174 than in nonobese @entity1 .

@entity28 is associated with XXXX after operative management of distal humerus @entity174 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity1538 :: ('MESH:D005902', 'Disease') :: ['open reduction and internal fixation', 'ORIF'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'distal humerus fracture'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['Obesity', 'obese', 'obesity'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative complications'] @entity348 :: ('MESH:C535338', 'Disease') :: ['TEA', 'total elbow arthroplasty'] @entity86 :: ('MESH:D019106', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative infection'] @entity1211 :: ('MESH:D054556', 'Disease') :: ['venous thromboembolism']
@entity260 :: (MESH:D011183,Disease) :: ['increased postoperative complications']
