Trial reportObesity surgery2013
Are knee and foot orthopedic problems more disabling in the superobese?
Trial report in Obesity surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of excess bodyweight and flexible Flatfoot on female stance-phase lower-limb biomechanics assessed by statistical non-parametric mapping.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Functional Evaluation and Pain Symptomatology of the Foot and Ankle in Individuals with Severe Obesity - Controlled Transversal Study.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2021Article
- Muscle strength and body composition in severe obesity.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2017Article
- Chronic pain management in the obese patient: a focused review of key challenges and potential exercise solutions.Journal of pain research · 2015Review
- Bariatric surgical practice revisited: unrecorded or overlooked problems in the severely obese.Obesity surgery · 2014Article
- Importance of musculoskeletal pain in work activities in obese individuals.Obesity surgery · 2013Article
- Obesity, foot pain and foot disorders in older men and women.Obesity research & clinical practiceArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAiming to ascertain whether frequency and severity of knee and foot problems were different between morbid obesity (MO) and superobesity (SO), a prospective clinical study was designed.
methodsBariatric candidates (N = 81, body mass index 40-81.3 kg/m(2), 43.2 % with SO) were submitted to knee and foot radiologic assessment, baropodometric footprint measurement, and the questionnaires Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS). Main outcome measures were imaging diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis and flatfoot, along with functional impact on activities of daily living estimated by the questionnaires.
resultsKnee osteoarthritis was radiologically diagnosed in 74.1 % (60/81), and the entire cohort suffered from flatfoot according to both footprint index and talar-first metatarsal radiographic angle; nevertheless, distribution was not different between SO and MO. However, WOMAC and FAOS scores were markedly worse in SO, affecting joint pain, stiffness, and general mobility. This is the first protocol of our knowledge to address foot and knee derangements in SO.
conclusionsFunctional impairment was more severe in SO, despite a morphologic pattern similar to MO. Even though amelioration is probable with weight loss, long-term orthopedic assistance might be required in such circumstances.
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