Obese patients who lost 57 pounds to see the body weight within 6 months to a significant improvement in the results of the study. Weight loss can help reduce the pain of obese people with knee osteoarthritis say researchers.
A recent study of 24 obese adults aged 30 to 67, with knee osteoarthritis to undergo the operation to reduce weight (weight loss surgery - bariatric surgery) to lose. The knee of the patients were evaluated preoperatively and at six and 12 months after surgery.
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Patients who have lost an average of 57 pounds within six months of bariatric surgery showed a significant improvement in knee pain, stiffness and physical function, the findings of the researchers. These patients also experienced an improved quality of life, ability to sporting events and daily tasks to perform.
None of the patients received other treatments for osteoarthritis koleney.Poluchennye results were scheduled on Saturday and presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine program in the specialty.
"Everyone has because of the pain that it improves lose weight," says lead researcher Christopher Edwards, College of Medicine of Pennsylvania.
"There are few studies that have examined the role of weight in the absence of additional treatment of arthritis in patients with osteoarthritis of the X-ray," he added. "More research is still necessary to investigate whether symptoms of arthritis knee to grow, from time to time to people who are just overweight continue to apply, but our research shows great potential for improvement."
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Revised procedures for weight loss surgery generally take more time. Laparoscopic surgery is more difficult - there is a slightly higher risk of open surgery.
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