Gait changes after weight loss on adolescent with severe obesity after Sleeve Gastrectomy

Obesity is an increasing phenomena in adolescent and preschool children [1]. This is consistent with numerous health-related comorbid conditions in teenagers mainly including dyslipidemia, sleep apnea, hypertension and joint and back pain [2]. It was also demonstrated that principally male adolescents between 18 and 19 years old with severe obesity [3] increase the relative risk of specific cardio-vascular disease risk factors. Previous authors described musculoskeletal pain and disorders [4-6], due to obesity, as risk factors in the development of knee osteoarthritis [7-9].

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - January 24, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Susanna Summa, Francesco De Peppo, Maurizio Petrarca, Romina Caccamo, Riccardo Carbonetti, Enrico Castelli, Ottavio Domenico Adorisio Tags: Original articles Source Type: research