Obese patients report modest weight loss after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: A study from the Swedish spine register

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 1725-1730

  Knutsson, Björn ^a   Michaëlsson, Karl ^a   Sandén, Bengt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back pain; BMI; Body mass index; EQ 5D; Leg pain; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Obesity; ODI; Oswestry Disability Index; Overweight; Patient related outcome measure; PROM; Spinal stenosis; VAS; Weight change; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; SPINAL STENOSIS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84914703172     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000464     Document Type: Article

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