Obese Patients Benefit, but do not Fare as Well as Nonobese... : Neurosurgery Obese Patients
Benefit, but do not Fare as Well as Nonobese Patients, Following Lumbar Spondylolisthesis …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. The purpose of the present study is to
determine how body mass index (BMI) affects patient-reported outcome measurements …

Background This study examines the incidence, characteristics, and risk factors of surgical
site infections (SSIs) after spine surgery and evaluates the efficacy of a preventive …

Objective The Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI) and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
are commonly used measures that use administrative data to characterize a patient's …

OBJECTIVE In this study, the authors' aim was to investigate whether obesity affects surgery
rates for adjacent-segment degeneration (ASD) after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare clinical patient-reported outcomes and
radiographic sagittal parameters between obese and non-obese patients following open …

Background Grade 3 obesity could potentially increase postoperative complications after
spinal fusion surgery. However, the relationship between prior bariatric surgery (BS) and …

Purpose To determine the rate of preoperative modifiable laboratory abnormalities (both
major and minor) and the association with early postoperative medical and surgical …

Background: Our hypothesis was that by identifying certain preoperative predictive factors,
we could favorably impact clinical outcomes in patients undergoing decompressive surgery …

Aim: To highlight the challenges of Lumbar spine decompression surgery in a morbidly
obese patient with the attendant post-operative complications Presentation of case: We …