The effect of obesity on clinical outcomes after lumbar fusion

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1789-1792

  Djurasovic, Mladen ^a   Bratcher, Kelly R ^a   Glassman, Steven D ^a   Dimar, John R ^a   Carreon, Leah Y ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Lumbar spinal fusion; Obesity; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILEUS; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOLIOSIS; SHORT FORM 36; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND COMPLICATION; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149109126     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817b8f6f     Document Type: Article

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