British patients with obesity undergoing hip and knee replacements had less of a need for subsequent revision when, after surgery, they lost weight by using medications such as GLP-1 receptor ...

Background: Obesity is a risk factor for knee arthritis. Total knee arthroplasty is the definitive surgical treatment of this disease. Therefore, a high percentage of subjects treated are overweight.

Cervical disc replacement is a safe option across all obesity levels compared to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, ...

From breaking news to special features, we're on it! Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. Even people who lost as little as 2% of body weight were less likely to need ...

PICO is a single-blinded, randomized controlled trial with 3 months duration. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: aquatic exercise (AE) and control group (CG). Figure 1 ...

Knee or hip replacement is a major surgery, and many people must lean hard on their spouses to care for them during weeks to months of recuperation. But all that hassle is absolutely worthwhile ...

Even people who lost as little as 2% of body weight were less likely to need follow-up surgery The more weight lost, the lower the risk of the joint wearing out and needing repair MONDAY, Feb. 24 ...