Joint Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major source of morbidity and disability in the aging population. It is especially a concern to overweight individuals, as obesity is an important risk factor for the development of OA. The purpose of this article is to provide health practitioners with an update and review on the impact and effect of bariatric surgery on OA.
Obesity Morbid obesity is associated with a number of conditions that considerably affect the patient’s health including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease, depression, as well as joint pain in the knees and lower back. Along with achieving clinically significant excess weight loss, bariatric surgery has also shown effectiveness in improving many of these aforementioned comorbid Osteoarthritis (OA) OA is known to be exacerbated or possibly even caused by obesity. The…
