Outcomes of Partial Meniscectomy in Obese Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Tina ZhangJulio J JaureguiMichael FosterJonathan D PackerSean J MeredithNatalie L LeongR Frank HennPublished in: Cartilage (2020)
Obesity is associated with worse knee function after APM, and patients with elevated BMI have worse preoperative knee pain and function. However, there is no difference in amount of improvement between elevated and normal BMI patients. Further prospective research is necessary to determine the comparative effectiveness of APM in patients with elevated BMI.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- body mass index
- weight gain
- total knee arthroplasty
- bariatric surgery
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- weight loss
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- chronic pain
- metabolic syndrome
- knee osteoarthritis
- type diabetes
- roux en y gastric bypass
- insulin resistance
- gastric bypass
- prognostic factors
- neuropathic pain
- patients undergoing
- peritoneal dialysis
- spinal cord
- high fat diet induced
- anterior cruciate ligament
- physical activity
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction