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The impact of sarcopenic obesity on knee and hip osteoarthritis: a scoping review

BACKGROUND: The progressive, debilitating nature of knee and hip osteoarthritis can result in severe, persistent pain and disability, potentially leading to a need for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in end-stage osteoarthritis. TJA in adults with obesity is associated with increased surgical risk an...

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Autores principales: Godziuk, Kristine, Prado, Carla M., Woodhouse, Linda J., Forhan, Mary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6064616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30055599
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2175-7