Many Knee And Hip Replacement Patients Experience Weight Decrease After Surgery
Many Knee And Hip Replacement Patients Experience Weight Decrease After Surgery
Total knee and hip arthroplasties can lead to healthier livingA Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). The study is the first of its type to correct for the annual increase in BMI typically found in North Americans between the ages of 29 …
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