Chapters Transcript Video Weight Loss and Orthopedic Surgery Kristi Kratovil, MD, discusses medically supervised weight loss goals for pre-surgical orthopedic patients. So my name's Kristi crowd of Ill. I work at Santerre, a comprehensive weight loss center, as the Barry attrition and medical director for the medical weight loss program. So often, times orthopedic surgeons will refer their patients with a B M I typically greater than 40 to us in preparation for a joint replacement of some sort. And usually, you know, hip Bernie a lower extremity, weight bearing joints telling a patient You need to get to this b m I. And you know, but you need a hip. The patient could feel a little bit lost, so they may benefit from or they would benefit from a medically supervised weight loss program. And we've been pretty successful getting these patients to their goal, which isn't necessarily a healthy B M I. B. It's a B m I that will allow their their orthopedic surgery to be more successful and hopefully not fail or have to have another one Published January 26, 2021 Created by Related Presenters Kristina Kratovil, MD Sentara Comprehensive Weight Loss Solutions View full profile
