Research
Metabolic adaptation
Significantly fewer participants in the bariatric surgery group required TKA following weight loss.
Practitioners should note that bariatric surgery may lead to symptom improvement, reducing the need for TKA.
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TKA was declined by 12 participants (29.3%) in the intervention group because of symptom improvement, whereas 2 participants (4.9%) in the TAU group declined TKA.
Why this rating
Based on the randomized clinical trial design.
Source
Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Risk of Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Michelle M. Dowsey et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2022
rct · n=82Cited 107×
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