OBESITY and KNEE PROSTHESIS
Osteoarthritis, or "calcification", is a disorder frequently seen in the knee, hip, ankle and big toe. Due to the sedentary life that comes with obesity and the excessive load on the joints, obesity patients develop rapidly progressive and painful calcification.
The patient becomes more inactive in daily life due to both their excess weight and the pain caused by calcification. calorie loss drops significantly so weight gain continues. Therefore, this situation becomes a vicious cycle of "increasing weight = increasing calcification". The patient needs to get rid of both his/her excess weight (obesity disease) and the arthritis in his/her joints as soon as possible. ”approach is not suitable for modern orthopedics. According to the modern understanding of Orthopedics, the best approach is to first eliminate the orthopedic disorders of an obesity patient and save the patient from all joint and calcification disorders that condemn the patient to limited mobility.
Especially knee or hip prosthesis surgery(sometimes both at the same time in people). When an obesity patient regains his/her joint mobility, he/she can lose weight in a controlled manner with a regular nutrition program under the supervision of a nutritionist, or resort to Bariatric Surgery methods. >In a study conducted at New York HSS (Hospital for Special Surgery) under the leadership of Dr. McLawhorn, they found great improvements in the quality of life of patients who underwent Knee Prosthesis Surgery and Bariatric Surgery (Gastric Reduction Surgery). . While patients' calorie intake decreases after stomach reduction surgery, patients move easily and their calorie consumption increases, thanks to their joints regaining their health after knee prosthesis surgery.
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