Background Posterior lumbar fusions are a common and successful procedure, yet surgical
site infection (SSI) is still prevalent and causes significant morbidity. Obesity is a well …

Lumbar Spine Posterior Subcutaneous Fat Wound Depth is a Risk Factor for Surgical Site
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Study Design A retrospective matched case–control study. Objective This study aims to
investigate the value of Subcutaneous Lumbar Spine Index (SLSI) as a predictor of early …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Surgical site infections (SSIs) after spinal fusion surgery
increase healthcare costs, morbidity and mortality. Routine measures of obesity fail to …

Study Design. A retrospective review. Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine
the role in body habitus and weight distribution on developing a surgical site infection (SSI) …

Body mass index does not account for body mass distribution. This study tested the
hypothesis that subcutaneous fat thickness is a better indicator than body mass index of the …

We recently read the article with great interest by Shen et al entitled “Subcutaneous Lumbar
Spine Index (SLSI) as a Risk Factor for Surgical Site Infection After Lumbar Fusion Surgery …

Background The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between lumbar
multifidus fat infiltration and lumbar postoperative surgical site infection (SSI). Several …

Background: Surgical site infections increase the incidence of morbidity and mortality as well
as health-care expenses. The cost of care increases threefold to fourfold as a consequence …

Objective: Previous studies have shown that the length of the surgical path is important in
surgical wound infection after a major lumbar surgery. We investigated for the first time the …