Associations Between Obesity With Low Muscle Mass and Physical Function in Patients With End-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis.

Beom Su KimSo Young Lee Bo Ryun KimJun Hwan ChoiSang Rim KimHyun Jung LeeSu Jong Lee

Published in: Geriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation (2021)

This study confirms that the combination of obesity and low muscle mass is associated with impaired physical function in patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
weight gain
skeletal muscle
body mass index
physical activity