Rapid Bodyweight Reduction before Lumbar Fusion Surgery Increased Postoperative Complications
Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Purpose To determine the effects of massive weight loss on perioperative complications after lumbar fusion surgery (LFS). Overview of Literature Patients who are obese are more likely to experience low back pain, which would require LFS. Nonetheless, they hav...
Main Authors: | Hayeem L. Rudy, Woojin Cho, Brittany A. Oster, Sandip Parshottam Tarpada, Erin Moran-Atkin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Spine Society
2020-10-01
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Series: | Asian Spine Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2019-0236.pdf |
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