Bariatric surgery improves knee function and not knee pain in the early postoperative period
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, ...
Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Amre Hamdi, Alia T. Albaghdadi, Bayan Ghalimah, Abdullah Alnowiser, Anas Ahmad and Abdulmalik Altaf Tags: Research article Source Type: research
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