Undergoing weight loss surgery can put you at a higher risk of having a fracture, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iJournal of Internal Medicine/i.
The study included 2,007 Swedish patients with obesity who were treated with weight loss surgery (either gastric bypass, gastric banding, or vertical banded gastroplasty) and 2,040 matched patients who did not undergo surgery.
Over a median follow-up of between 15 and 18 years for the different treatment groups, ...
Undergoing weight loss surgery can put you at a higher risk of having a fracture, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iJournal of Internal Medicine/i.
The study included 2,007 Swedish patients with obesity who were treated with weight loss surgery (either gastric bypass, gastric banding, or vertical banded gastroplasty) and 2,040 matched patients who did not undergo surgery.
Over a median follow-up of between 15 and 18 years for the different treatment groups, ...