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A 60‐year‐old obese woman with osteoarthritis of the knee: a case‐report
Author(s) -
Christensen P.,
Riecke B. F.,
Christensen R.,
Bliddal H.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1758-8111
pISSN - 1758-8103
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-8111.2010.00009.x
Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , osteoarthritis , obesity , concomitant , body weight , lean body mass , physical therapy , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Summary A case is presented of a 60‐year‐old woman with concomitant obesity and knee osteoarthritis. The bad knees prevented the patient from exercising; however, with a focused dietary intervention employing food supplements for the first period of 8 weeks, an ordinary low‐energy diet for another 8 weeks, the patient lost 17.3 kg; and a further weight loss was achieved during 1‐year follow‐up totalling 30.6 kg. Lean body mass only changed slightly, 96.8% of the weight loss being fat mass. Along with this her metabolic syndrome decreased and her gait improved. It is suggested that a major weight loss is the treatment of choice in patients with this combination of diseases.