Rates, Risks, and Time to Fracture in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Objective:. To assess the rates, risks, and time to fracture in patients undergoing laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) versus those undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Summary Background Data:. Metabolic and bariatric surgery has been implicated in significant bone loss and may i...

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Main Authors: Syed I. Khalid, MD, Kyle B. Thomson, BS, Adan Z. Becerra, PhD, Philip Omotosho, MD, Anna Spagnoli, MD, Alfonso Torquati, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2021-12-01
Series:Annals of Surgery Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000099