Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for total hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a prospective ... - Dove Medical Press

Metabolic syndrome as a risk factor for total hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis: a prospective ... Dove Medical Press Objective: Biochemical changes associated with obesity may accelerate osteoarthritis beyond the effect of mechanical factors. This study investigated whether metabolic syndrome and its components (visceral obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia and ...