Fracture Risk After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Adjustable Gastric Banding Among Medicare Beneficiaries | Zendy

Elaine W. Yu | Zendy; Seoyoung C. Kim | Zendy; Daniel J. Sturgeon | Zendy; Katherine G Lindeman | Zendy; Joel S. Weissman | Zendy

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Fracture Risk After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Adjustable Gastric Banding Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Author(s) -

Elaine W. Yu,

Seoyoung C. Kim,

Daniel J. Sturgeon,

Katherine G Lindeman,

Joel S. Weissman

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.1157

Subject(s) - medicine , current procedural terminology , retrospective cohort study , hip fracture , incidence (geometry) , surgery , population , cohort , body mass index , roux en y anastomosis , osteoporosis , pediatrics , weight loss , obesity , gastric bypass , physics , environmental health , optics

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is associated with significant bone loss and may increase fracture risk, whereas substantial bone loss and increased fracture risk have not been reported after adjustable gastric banding (AGB). Previous studies have had little representation of patients aged 65 years or older, and it is currently unknown how age modifies fracture risk.

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