Effects of bariatric surgery on knee osteoarthritis, knee pain and quality of life in female patients.

Işıl Üstün, Ali Solmaz, Osman Bilgin Gülçiçek, Seher Kara, Ramazan Albayrak

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Article in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Işıl ÜstünUniversity of Health Sciences, Bakırkoy Dr Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Turkey.

Ali SolmazUniversity of Health Sciences, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic, Turkey.

Osman Bilgin GülçiçekUniversity of Health Sciences, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, General Surgery Clinic, Turkey.

Seher KaraUniversity of Health Sciences, İstanbul Training and Research Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Turkey.

Ramazan AlbayrakUniversity of Health Sciences, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, Radiology Clinic, Turkey.

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Abstract

objectivesBariatric surgery is an effective intervention for severe obesity and associated comorbidities. We compared symptoms, joint space and life quality of morbidly obese patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis before and after bariatric surgery.

methods34 patients with knee osteoarthritis were evaluated with standing anteroposterior and lateral radiography, medial and lateral joint distances of the knees, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire and the Short Form 36 (SF-36) before and 6 months after surgery.

resultsMean patient age was 48.53±6.91 years. Mean body mass index was 46.97±6.04 kg/m

conclusionsAlthough bariatric surgery might improve pain, life quality and functionality of knee osteoarthritis in early period, improvement is not directly related to weight loss amount.

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AdultBariatric SurgeryBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansKnee JointMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidOsteoarthritis, KneePainQuality of LifeTreatment OutcomeWeight LossBariatric SurgeryKnee OsteoarthritisKnee PainObesityQuality of Life

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