Bone problems for obese kids

Increases in incidence of obesity is not only having a long term health impact on adults, but overweight children are suffering more acute problems, which are proving to be more than just ‘growing pains’. Children are seeking medical advice from orthopedic surgeons due to musculoskeletal conditions directly related to excess weight. These disorders include slipped upper femoral epiphyses (hip condition involving the growth plate of the bone), and Blount’s disease, where the leg bones bow and thicken from the stress of extra weight. These are both serious conditions that require surgical intervention. The risk of obesity in childhood also extends to continuing to battle weight in adulthood, when conditions such as diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease begin to surface. Musculoskeletal disorders of adulthood due to excess weight involve earlier presentation of such bone degenerative diseases as osteoarthritis due to extra wear and tear on the joints, often culminating in premature surgery in the form of knee and hip replacements for young adults. Addressing the problem must start with a review of diet, meal size, frequency and exercise as obesity is a treatable and preventable disease with complications that run high risks of morbidity and mortality.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Billings Gazette

Related Disease Topics:

• Obesity
• Overweight
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Slipped upper femoral epiphyses
• Hip condition
• Blount’s disease
• Diabetes
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Cardiovascular disease
• Bone degenerative diseases
• Osteoarthritis

Related Symptom Topics:

• Excess weight
• Leg bones bow
• Leg bones thicken

Article Source Details

About: Bone problems for obese kids

Date: 19 October 2005

Source: Billings Gazette

Author: David Shenton

URL: http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/10/19/build/health/55-ortho-corner.inc

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of musculoskeletal problems
• Cause of musculoskeletal disorders
• Cause of musculoskeletal conditions
• Cause of slipped upper femoral epiphyses
• Cause of hip condition
• Cause of Blount’s disease
• Cause of diabetes
• Cause of obstructive sleep apnea
• Cause of cardiovascular disease
• Cause of bone degenerative diseases
• Cause of osteoarthritis
• Cause of childhood disorder
• Cause of childhood illness
• Cause of childhood disease
• Cause of childhood condition
• Cause of orthopaedic problems
• Cause of bowed legs
• Cause of thickened bones
• Cause of leg bowing
• Risk and excess weight
• Risk and bowed legs
• Risk and leg bones bow
• Risk and leg bones thicken
• Risk and obesity
• Risk and overweight
• Risk and musculoskeletal conditions
• Risk and slipped upper femoral epiphyses
• Risk and hip condition
• Blount’s disease
• Risk and diabetes
• Risk and obstructive sleep apnea
• Risk and cardiovascular disease
• Risk and bone degenerative diseases
• Risk and osteoarthritis
• Risk and musculoskeletal problems
• Risk and musculoskeletal disorders
• Risk and musculoskeletal conditions
• Risk and orthopedic problems
• Diagnosed
• Diagnosed and obesity
• Diagnosed and excess weight
• Diagnosed and overweight
• Diagnosed and bowed legs
• Diagnosed and leg bones bow
• Diagnosed and leg bones thicken
• Diagnosed and overweight
• Diagnosed and musculoskeletal conditions
• Diagnosed and slipped upper femoral epiphyses
• Diagnosed and hip condition
• Blount’s disease
• Diagnosed and diabetes
• Diagnosed and obstructive sleep apnea
• Diagnosed and cardiovascular disease
• Diagnosed and bone degenerative diseases
• Diagnosed and osteoarthritis
• Diagnosed and musculoskeletal problems
• Diagnosed and musculoskeletal disorders
• Diagnosed and musculoskeletal conditions
• Diagnosed and orthopedic problems
• Side effects
• Side effects and obesity
• Side effect and excess weight
• Side effects and overweight
• Side effects and musculoskeletal problems
• Side effects and musculoskeletal disorders
• Side effects and musculoskeletal conditions