Evaluation of body mass index as a prognostic factor in osteoarthrosis of the knee

Loures, Fabrício Bolpato
de Araújo Góes, Rogério Franco
Labronici, Pedro José
Barretto, João Maurício
Olej, Beni

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August 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.rboe.2016.05.002

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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda.

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AbstractObjectiveTo evaluate the relationship between patients’ body mass index (BMI) and the degree of radiographic severity of knee osteoarthrosis.Method117 patients with gonarthrosis were evaluated prospectively. The patients’ BMI was calculated and their knee arthrosis was classified in accordance with the modified Ahlbäck criteria. Kruskal–Wallis analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to evaluate the relationship between these two variables.ResultsThe group classified as Ahlbäck grade V had significantly higher BMI than the others.ConclusionThere is a direct relationship between BMI and the degree of radiographic severity of gonarthrosis. Obesity appears to be directly related to the progression of knee osteoarthrosis

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Evaluation of body mass index as a prognostic factor in osteoarthrosis of the knee

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