arthroplasty and weight loss Archives

Abstract Number: 2823 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Preliminary Comparison of Patient-Centered Weight Loss Programs Starting before Versus after Knee Replacement
Christine Pellegrini^1,2, Rowland W. Chang³, Dorothy D. Dunlop⁴, David Conroy^1,5, Julia (Jungwha) Lee⁶, Linda VanHorn⁶, Bonnie Spring¹ and Kenzie Cameron⁷, ¹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Exercise Science, University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC, ³Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁴Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Kinesiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, ⁶Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁷General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Most patients risk gaining weight in the years after knee replacement, adding further concern to a population that is mostly overweight/obese prior to surgery.…

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