Increasing obesity rates linked to need for knee surgery earlier in life, study finds
by Melissa Davey Medical editor from World news | The Guardian on (#60421)
Research finds class 3 obese patients undertake knee surgery on average seven years earlier than those with healthy' BMIs
A rise in the number of people undergoing knee replacement surgery earlier in life has been linked to increasing rates of obesity, new research reveals.
A study, led by orthopaedic surgeons, examined patients who required knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis and which affects the joints. The study used the latest available data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' National Health Survey and the Australian Orthopaedic Association's National Joint Replacement Registry.
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