[Contribution of exercise and diet in the management of knee osteoarthritis in the obese]. / Apport de l'exercice physique et du régime dans la prise en charge de la gonarthrose chez l'obèse.

OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine whether exercise and weight loss are more effective either separately or in combination, in improving pain and physical function in obese adults with moderate knee osteoarthritis (OA). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty-five obese adults, with a body mass index greater than 35 kg/m2 or 30