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Weight Loss in Patients With Overweight or Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis

Thomas Troy, MD
Hanh Ngo, MD
Lauren Pham, DO

American Family Physician. 2024;110(6):641-642.

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THOMAS TROY, MD; HANH NGO, MD; and LAUREN PHAM, DO, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

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Address correspondence to Thomas Troy, MD, at Tommy.Troy@hsc.utah.edu.

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  4. 4.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Management of osteoarthritis of the knee (non-arthroplasty): evidence-based clinical practice guideline; August 31, 2021. Accessed October 21, 2024. https://www.aaos.org/oak3cpg

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