RESEARCH - Osteoarthritis worsens with excess weight

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Osteoarthritis Worsens With Excess Weight

MedicalNewsToday.com

Article Date: 05 Mar 2009 - 5:00 PST

Being fat increases the risk of primary joint replacement in

osteoarthritis (OA). A study published in BioMed Central's open access

journal, Arthritis Research & Therapy, found that increased waist

circumference and body mass index (BMI) were associated with the risk

of both knee and hip joint replacement.

Total joint replacement is an effective treatment for severe knee and

hip OA, and obesity is recognized as being the most important

modifiable risk factor for OA. BMI is the most commonly used

measurement of obesity but does not account for the pattern of fat

distribution, and cannot discriminate between adipose and non-adipose

tissue.

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