ABSTRACT Background: Currently, 37% of adults in the United States are obese, and 34%
are overweight. Obesity poses a particularly complex challenge in spinal surgery …

Background Conflicting findings exist on the effect of obesity on outcomes of lumbar spine
surgery; results depend on the diagnosis studied, procedure evaluated, definition of obesity …

Study Design. Observational retrospective cohort study of prospectively collected database.
Objective. To determine whether overweight body mass index (BMI) influences 30-day …

Obesity is a major public health issue in the United States, and rates of obesity continue to
increase across the population. The association of obesity with degenerative spinal …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. A national population-based database was
analyzed to characterize the risks of postoperative complications and mortality associated …

Abstract Background Context Obesity as a comorbidity in spine pathology may increase the
risk of complications following surgical treatment. The body mass index (BMI) threshold at …

Study design: Population-based retrospective cohort study. Clinical question: Are patients
with a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or more who undergo elective lumbar spine surgery at …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort studying using a national, administrative database.
Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the postoperative complications and …

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 As obesity becomes more prevalent, it becomes more common among patients
considering orthopaedic surgery, including spinal surgery. However, there is some …