The Effects of Bariatric Surgery Weight Loss on Knee Pain in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Studies have shown that osteoarthritis (OA) is highly associated with obesity, and individuals clinically defined as obese (BMI > 30.0 kg/m(2)) are four times more likely to have knee OA over the general population. The purpose of this research was to examine if isolated weight loss improved knee...

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Autores principales: Edwards, Christopher, Rogers, Ann, Lynch, Scott, Pylawka, Tamara, Silvis, Matthew, Chinchilli, Vernon, Mosher, Timothy, Black, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3518076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23243506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/504189

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3518076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23243506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/504189

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