OBJECT The objective of this study was to determine the clinical comparative effectiveness
and adverse event rates of posterior minimally invasive surgery (MIS) compared with open …

Purpose While the prevalence of obesity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients is
rapidly increasing, it is unclear whether obesity affects surgical outcomes in this population …

Study Design: Retrospective literature review of spine surgical site infection (SSI). Objective:
To perform a review of SSI risk factors and more specifically, categorize them into patient …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study at a single institution. Objective. The aim of this
study was to analyze the perioperative and postoperative outcomes of patients who …

Study Design Literature review. Objective The aim of this literature review is to examine the
effects of obesity on postoperative complications and functional outcomes after spine …

Background: Spine operations may be indicated for treatment of diseases including
vertebral injuries, degenerative spinal conditions, disk disease, spinal misalignments, or …

The influence of obesity on spine surgery outcomes is highly controversial with a current
clinical equipoise. Several studies suggest higher perioperative morbidity with obesity while …

Abstract Background The Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) guideline for the
management of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) was first published in 2011. Since then, the …

OBJECTIVE Extended hospital length of stay (LOS), unplanned hospital readmission, and
need for inpatient rehabilitation after elective spine surgery contribute significantly to the …

Background: The link between body weight status and spinal diseases has been suggested
by a number of cross-sectional and cohort studies with a limited range of patient …