title: Weight changes following lower limb arthroplasty: a prospective observational study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess patterns of weight loss/gain following total hip or knee joint replacement. Four hundred and fifty primary lower limb arthroplasty patients, where the current surgery was the last limiting factor to improved mobility, were selected. Over a one year period 212 gained weight (mean 5.03kg), 92 remained static, and 146 lost weight. The median change was a weight gain of 0.50Kg (p = 0.002). All patients had a significant improvement in Oxford outcome scores. Hip arthroplasty patients were statistically more likely to gain weight than knee arthroplasty patients. A successful arthroplasty, restoring a patient's mobility, does not necessarily lead to subsequent weight loss. The majority of patients put on weight with an overall net weight gain. No adverse effect on functional outcome was noted.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Royal Alexandra hospital, Corsebar Road, Paisley PA2 9PN. r1abu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Abu-Rajab
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Findlay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ingram
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051346:Mobility Limitation; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015430:Weight Gain; D015431:Weight Loss