SynthesisClinical orthopaedics and related research2013
Do patients lose weight after joint arthroplasty surgery? A systematic review.
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- Comparison of a Patient-Centered Weight Loss Program starting before versus after knee replacement: A pilot study.Obesity research & clinical practiceTrial
- The effects of hypoalbuminemia in obese patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Article
- Total Hip Arthroplasty in Morbidly Obese: Does a Strict Body Mass Index Cutoff Yield Meaningful Change?Hip & pelvis · 2022Article
- Weight Loss in Patients Waiting for Total Hip Arthroplasty: Fiber-Enriched High Carbohydrate Diet Improves Hip Function and Decreases Pain before Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- An analysis of body weight changes after shoulder arthroplasty.JSES international · 2021Article
- Weight changes after total knee arthroplasty in Chinese patients: a matched cohort study regarding predictors and outcomes.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Article
- Body mass index changes after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty do not adversely influence patient outcomes.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2018Article
- Patients Less Likely to Lose Weight Following a Knee Replacement: Results From the Osteoarthritis Initiative.Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases · 2017Article
- New Joints, Same Old Weight: Weight Changes After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2016Review
- Effect of non-surgical, non-pharmacological weight loss interventions in patients who are obese prior to hip and knee arthroplasty surgery: a rapid review.Systematic reviews · 2015Review
- Weight change following knee and hip joint arthroplasty-a six-month prospective study of adults with osteoarthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Article
- Weight patterns before and after total joint arthroplasty and characteristics associated with weight change.The Permanente journal · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe ability of patients with a total joint arthroplasty (TJA) to lose weight after surgery has been investigated in a few studies with inconsistent results. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We asked: (1) What is the quality of evidence of current published literature on postoperative weight trends for patients who have had a TJA? (2) Do patients lose any weight after TJA? (3) Do patients lose a clinically meaningful amount of weight after TJA?
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of PubMed and the Cochrane Library. Studies were summarized according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses Statement. Studies were reviewed for quality of evidence and limitations according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria. Twelve studies were identified, one case-cohort study and 11 case series. Most studies were from single-surgeon or single-hospital series. Five studies included THAs and TKAs, four only THAs, and three only TKAs. We determined study type, level of evidence, inclusion criteria, procedures, proportion of patients who changed weight, body composition assessment, time of composition assessment, statistical analysis performed, and subgroup analysis conducted.
resultsOwing to the observational nature of the studies and the serious limitations identified, all were considered very low quality according to GRADE criteria. Studies reported 14% to 49% of patients had some weight loss at least 1 year postoperatively.
conclusionsWe found no conclusive evidence that weight or body composition increases, decreases, or remains the same after TJA.
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