Functional mobility and pain are improved for 6 years after adolescent bariatric surgery
Adolescents who underwent MBS experienced significant, durable improvement in mobility and pain, despite weight regain. Our models suggest that improvements may occur through a weight-independent mechanism.
Authors
- Marc P. Michalsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7119-3634)
- Justin R. Ryder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7506-9497)
- Anita P. Courcoulas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4973-7869)
- Thomas H. Inge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7782-1112)
- Stephanie Sisley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2900-7014)
- Neil Thivalapill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3398-6710)
- Michael A. Helmrath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3112-7541)
- Todd Jenkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2669-3813)
- Changchun Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1843-4099)
- Carroll M. Harmon
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- Agricultural Research Service (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- New York University (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- University of Cincinnati Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24285
- Primary Topic
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Research Resources
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences