Influence of weight loss on the clinical manifestations of osteoarthritis of the knee-joints
| Autor: | Ashot Musaelovich Mkrtumyan, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Strebkova, lyudmila Ivanovna Alekseeva, Inna Vladimirovna Solov'eva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
obesity
medicine.medical_specialty Waist Physiology Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Osteoporosis QD415-436 Disease Osteoarthritis Biochemistry Endocrinology Quality of life Weight loss Internal medicine Internal Medicine medicine QP1-981 orlistat Osteopathy Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry RZ301-397.5 Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Obesity osteoarthritis Orlistat Physical therapy medicine.symptom business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Ожирение и метаболизм, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 41-47 (2014) Остеопороз и остеопатии, Vol 20, Iss 4, Pp 11-18 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2306-5524 2071-8713 |
| Popis: | Obesity consistently associated with the development of a number of chronic diseases, leading to a decrease in quality of life, disability and death. The article examines the connection between obesity and disease of the musculoskeletal system, describes the mechanisms by means of which obesity leads to the development of osteoarthritis. It is evident that reduction of body mass can slow the progression of osteoporosis. The own experience of non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment of obesity with the use of orlistat in 50 obese patients with osteoarthritis of the knee IIIII stage is presented. Treatment has resulted in a decrease in body weight, waist circumference, accompanied by a decrease in symptoms osteoarthritis among all the patients. Our results showed that the addition of orlistat to standard osteoarthritis scheme leads to significant reduction in weight and reduction of clinical manifestations of osteoarthritis. According to the above, the drugs that have impact on weight loss, should be included in the treatment regimen of patients with osteoarthritis and obesity. This article is the PeReint of the original publication in Obesity and Metaboilism (2014) 11(4); pp. 41-47. doi: 10.14341/omet2014441-47 |
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