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Surgical site infection in overweight and obese Total Knee Arthroplasty patients
(Elsevier, 2018-02-21)
Purpose
This aim of this study was to evaluate the rate of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), to improve our understanding of the associations between infection rate and ...
Fat mass, but not fat-free mass, predicts increased foot pain with obesity, independent of bariatric surgery
(Elsevier, 2018-06-25)
Background
Foot pain is a common manifestation of obesity.
Objective
To determine if bariatric surgery is associated with a reduction in foot pain and if body mass index (BMI) or body composition predict a change ...
A narrative account of implementation lessons learnt from the dissemination of an up-scaled state-wide child obesity management program in Australia: PEACH™ (Parenting, Eating and Activity for Child Health) Queensland
(BioMed Central, 2018-03-13)
Background: PEACH QLD translated the PEACH Program, designed to manage overweight/obesity in primary school-aged children, from efficacious RCT and small scale community trial to a larger state-wide program. This paper ...
Connecting the dots between breast cancer, obesity and alcohol consumption in middle-aged women: ecological and case control studies
(BioMed Central, 2018-04-06)
Abstract
Background
Breast cancer (BC) incidence in Australian women aged 45 to 64 years (‘middle-aged’) has tripled in the past 50 years, along with increasing alcohol ...
Online platform for healthy weight loss in adults with overweight and obesity - the “POEmaS” project: a randomized controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2018-08-01)
Background
Obesity is a major health problem in Brazil affecting 19% of Brazilian adults with a rising incidence over the last 10 years. Moreover, low fruit/vegetables consumption and high sweetened beverage ...
The association between body fat and musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BioMed Central, 2018-07-18)
Background
Obesity and musculoskeletal pain are strongly related, but there is emerging evidence that body fat, not body weight, may be a better indicator of risk. There is, therefore, a need to determine ...
Changes in foot pain, structure and function following bariatric surgery
(BioMed Central, 2018-06-28)
Background
Bariatric surgery candidates have a high prevalence of foot pain, depression and elevated plantar pressures. There is, however, limited research into how these factors interact pre- and post-surgery. ...