The influence of obesity on spine surgery outcomes is highly controversial with a current
clinical equipoise. Several studies suggest higher perioperative morbidity with obesity while …

Study Design: Literature review. Objectives: An increasing number of obese patients
requires operative care for degenerative spinal disorders. The aim of this review is to …

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 …

Abstractx Summary This study aims to investigate lumbar spine (LS) volumetric bone density
(vBMD) as a risk factor for complications (pseudoarthrosis, instrumentation failure, adjacent …

OBJECTIVE Given the increasing prevalence of obesity, more patients with a high body
mass index (BMI) will require surgical treatment for degenerative spinal disease. In previous …

Background The complications associated with obesity have been well described for
posterior lumbar spinal surgery. However, the influence of obesity on anterior lumbar …

BACKGROUND Patient factors (increased body mass index [BMI], smoking, and diabetes)
may impact outcomes after spine surgery. There is a lack of consensus regarding which …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. The purpose of the present study is to
determine how body mass index (BMI) affects patient-reported outcome measurements …

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: The prevalence of obesity-related low
back pain and degenerative disc disease is on the rise. Past studies have demonstrated that …

Background Bariatric surgery (BS) is an increasingly common treatment for morbid obesity
that has the potential to effect bone and mineral metabolism. The effect of prior BS on spine …