ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2018
Management of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in obesity: a survey of orthopaedic surgeons' opinions and practice.
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- Patient and healthcare professional perceptions of weight reduction in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A systematic literature review.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Review
- Weight Stigma and Orthopedic Surgeons' Treatment Preferences for Patients With Obesity Who Are Candidates for Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty.Obesity science & practice · 2025Article
- Long-Term Trajectories in Weight and Health Outcomes Following Multidisciplinary Publicly Funded Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Clinically Severe Obesity (≥ 3 Associated Comorbidities): A Nine-Year Prospective Cohort Study in Australia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe aim of this survey was to explore knee surgeons' opinions and practices regarding the management of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in obesity.
methodsQuestionnaires were sent electronically to all consultant members of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee.
resultsThe response rate was 52%. The survey showed considerable practice variation and divided opinion on the evidence base. The majority stated that weight loss should be the first-line treatment. 53% (91/172) stated that such cases should ideally be assessed by a specialist multidisciplinary service; however, only 24% (41/169) would be interested in being the orthopaedic surgeon in such a service. DISCUSSION: The optimal pathway of care for the obese patient with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis remains unclear. Given recent debate around the rationing of knee arthroplasty surgery in obesity, we felt it was timely to survey knee surgeons' current practice.
conclusionOur survey has shown considerable variation in the opinions and practice of surgeons on the management of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in obesity, together with divided views on current literature.
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