Bariatric surgery improves knee function and not knee pain in the early postoperative period

Bariatric surgery improves knee function and not knee pain in the early postoperative period

Abstract Background Obesity remains the strongest predictor of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Studies have reported improvement in knee pain and function post-bariatric surgery secondary to weight loss and reduced mechanical loading, yet others found increased rates of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in th...

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Main Authors: Amre Hamdi, Alia T. Albaghdadi, Bayan Ghalimah, Abdullah Alnowiser, Anas Ahmad, Abdulmalik Altaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Knee pain
Arthritis
Knee function
Bariatric surgery
Rapid weight loss
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0803-4

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