Open AccessEffects of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Bone Mineral Density and Bone Metabolism in Chinese Patients with Obesity
Author(s) -
Xi Chen,
Chunlan Zhang,
Jingping Li,
Wei Liu,
Jingjing Zhang,
Zhiguang Zhou
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s274614
Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral , femoral neck , bone remodeling , osteoporosis , n terminal telopeptide , body mass index , urology , adipose tissue , obesity , surgery , osteocalcin , endocrinology , biochemistry , chemistry , alkaline phosphatase , enzyme
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is one of the most effective therapies to treat obesity. Due to a lack of longitudinal research, we explored the changes in BMD and bone metabolism in Chinese patients with obesity before and after LSG.