Background: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing worldwide. Thereby, an
increasing rate of patients with DM are subjecting to spine surgery. Reviewing the literature …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. To determine the effect of non–insulin-
dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) on …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Prior studies have documented an increased complication rate
in diabetics treated by lumbar decompression. Despite the assumption that this risk would …

Background context Diabetes is present in 5% to 20% of patients undergoing spine
surgeries and is a known risk factor for reoperation. Considering the chronicity of diabetes …

Objective Spinal fusion procedures are used to treat a wide variety of spinal pathologies.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been shown to be a significant risk factor for several …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study using data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
administrative data from 1988 through 2003. Objective. To examine perioperative morbidity …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: The present study analyzes
complication rates and episode-based costs for patients with and without diabetes mellitus …

Study Design. Retrospective review. Objective. Evaluation of the impact of diabetes on
lumbar spine surgery. Summary of Background Data. Characteristics of diabetes that …

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with poor postoperative outcomes and
increased morbidity after surgeries. Some previous studies have addressed the close …

Study Design. A secondary analysis comparing diabetic patients with nondiabetic patients
enrolled in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Objective. To compare …