Evaluating the role of weight loss in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: An audit of Osteoarthritis Healthy Weight For Life’s database
Baseline BMI has no effect on the amount of weight loss required to produce a meaningful improvement in osteoarthritis symptoms. Patients with more severe baseline knee pain see more improvement than those with milder symptoms for the same weight loss.
Authors
- Ryan Gallagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5727-6564)
- David Dewar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8252-4956)
- B. G. WILCOX
- Luke Lawler
- Elysse McIlwain
Institutions
- John Hunter Hospital (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31128/ajgp-09-23-6978
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.47