Does obesity affect surgical outcomes in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-300

  Upasani, Vidyadhar V ^a,b   Caltoum, Christine ^b   Petcharaporn, Maty ^b   Bastrom, Tracey ^b   Pawelek, Jeff ^b   Marks, Michelle ^b   Betz, Randal R ^c   Lenke, Lawrence G ^d   Newton, Peter O ^a,b,e  

^a University of California ^*  (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; Body mass index; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40049106838     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181624573     Document Type: Article

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