Obesity Day and prosthetic surgery: 3 times more likely in patients who are overweight and obese than 9

In sharp increase in cases of arthritis and joint replacement early in the obese patients. To explain is Giorgio Maria Calori primary orthopedic Pini Orthopaedic Institute in Milan, analyzing the reasons, complications and services.

Milan, October 7, 2014 - Obesity has been recognized as a multifactorial disease that more often found associated with other diseases: diabetes mellitus type 2, bone and joint disease, sleep apnea syndrome, the psychiatric problems and psychological disorders caused by the family and / or social environment in which the patient lives and endocrine diseases.
In the United States, epidemiological studies show that 1 in 3 is obese resulting in a cost of 100 billion dollars in health care costs due also to a longer hospital stay. The incidence of this patient population has tripled since 1970.

Athletes at all costs, but only in the summer. Here's what to avoid.

Here are some tips to keep from ruining your holiday and jeopardizing your health, saving winter from unpleasant osteoarticular surprises.
Giorgio Maria Calori, Head Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Pini Orthopaedic Institute in Milan.

Milan, June 9, 2014 - With swimsuit season on the way, even those who took it easy over the winter are starting to exercise.

This can create problems, especially osteoarticular ones. There are many things to keep in mind, starting with choosing the right time of day to exercise, giving priority to the early morning or late afternoon in order to reduce significant loss of water and minerals. "After exercising, it is very important to remember to perform 10 minutes of stretching.

Osteonecrosis, also called avascular necrosis is death of the bone tissue and marrow. In marrow infarctions, the cancellous bone and marrow are involved while the cortical bone is usually not damaged and neither is the underlying cartilage.

There are various causes. Post trauma, long term cortisone therapy, autoimmune diseases, chemotherapy, air or fat embolism are some of the primary ones but in most causes the cause remains unknown.