Obesity Disease Pandemic on Joint Disease and Longevity

Epidemiological trends and recent literature reports indicate that the combination of bariatric surgery as a first step followed by orthopedic interventions as a second stage is beneficial for our patients. Bariatric interventions have proven to be safe and efficacious, offering a bridge to patients affected by severe obesity and osteoarthritis (OA) to undergoing a successful and long-lasting joint replacement. In addition, the combination of joint replacement after bariatric interventions will help patients resume their normal activities while introducing lifestyle changes that will, in turn, enable them to maintain weight loss.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - March 7, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Cristian Milla, Emanuele Lo Menzo, John Morton, Raul J. Rosenthal Tags: 2018 AAHKS Annual Meeting Symposium Source Type: research