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The impact of sarcopenic obesity on knee and hip osteoarthritis: a scoping review

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, July 2018
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Title
The impact of sarcopenic obesity on knee and hip osteoarthritis: a scoping review
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, July 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12891-018-2175-7
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Kristine Godziuk, Carla M. Prado, Linda J. Woodhouse, Mary Forhan

Abstract

The progressive, debilitating nature of knee and hip osteoarthritis can result in severe, persistent pain and disability, potentially leading to a need for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in end-stage osteoarthritis. TJA in adults with obesity is associated with increased surgical risk and prolonged recovery, yet classifying obesity only using body mass index (BMI) precludes distinction of obesity phenotypes and their impact on surgical risk and recovery. The sarcopenic obesity phenotype, characterized by high adiposity and low skeletal muscle mass, is associated with higher infection rates, poorer function, and slower recovery after surgery in other clinical populations, but not thoroughly investigated in osteoarthritis. The rising prevalence and impact of this phenotype demands further attention in osteoarthritis treatment models of care, particularly as osteoarthritis-related pain, disability, and current treatment practices may inadvertently be influencing its development. A scoping review was used to examine the extent of evidence of sarcopenic obesity in adults with hip or knee osteoarthritis. Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science and EMBASE were systematically searched from inception to December 2017 with keywords and subject headings related to obesity, sarcopenia and osteoarthritis. Eleven studies met inclusion criteria, with indications that muscle weakness, low skeletal muscle mass or sarcopenia are present alongside obesity in this population, potentially impacting therapeutic outcomes, and TJA surgical risk and recovery. Consideration of sarcopenic obesity should be included in osteoarthritis patient assessments.

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Unknown 213 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 33 15%
Other 21 10%
Student > Bachelor 21 10%
Researcher 17 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 7%
Other 25 12%
Unknown 81 38%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 52 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 22 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 4%
Engineering 5 2%
Sports and Recreations 5 2%
Other 23 11%
Unknown 97 46%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 April 2023.
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#2,269,031
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#11
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