The Negligible Influence of Chronic Obesity on Hospitalization, Clinical Status, and Complications in Elective Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Background. Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) is a common surgical treatment for degenerative spinal instability, but many surgeons consider obesity a contraindication for elective spinal fusion. The aim of this study was to analyze whether obesity has any influence on hospitalization paramet...

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Autores principales: Suess, Olaf, Kombos, Theodoros, Bode, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4958436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27478866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2964625

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4958436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27478866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2964625

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