Spine surgery in morbidly obese patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 20-24

  Telfeian, Albert E ^a   Reiter, G Timothy ^a   Durham, Susan R ^a   Marcotte, Paul ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Rehabilitation; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE METASTASIS; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036297362     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2002.97.1.0020     Document Type: Article

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