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Bone mineral density in young adults 5 to 11 years after adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery for severe obesity compared to peers.

Halley WassermanTodd JenkinsThomas IngeJustin RyderMarc P MichalskyStephanie SisleyChangchun XieHeidi J Kalkwarf
Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2024)
BMD, especially of the hip and femoral neck, was lower in young adults who underwent MBS during adolescence compared to matched peers who had not undergone MBS. BMD Z-scores of the femoral neck were inversely associated with time since MBS but were not associated with BMI change.
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