Impact of sleeve gastrectomy on hip structural analysis in adolescents and young adults with obesity.

CONCLUSIONS: Over 12 months, SG had negative effects at the narrow neck and intertrochanteric regions of the hip, but not the femoral shaft. Reduced body mass index may compensate for these deleterious effects on bone.
PMID: 32861645 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - July 30, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Misra M, Animashaun A, Bose A, Singhal V, Stanford FC, Carmine B, Bredella MA Tags: Surg Obes Relat Dis Source Type: research