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The impact of obesity measured by outer abdominal fat on instability of the adjacent segments after rigid pedicle screw fixation

Previous studies have shown coherence between obesity and higher rates of complications following spinal surgery. However, there is a lack of information about the influence of obesity and the mass of outer abdominal fat (OAF) on adjacent segment instability after spinal fusion surgery. Radiographs...

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Autores principales: Lenz, Maximilian, Meyer, Carolin, Boese, Christoph Kolja, Siewe, Jan, Eysel, Peer, Scheyerer, Max Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042051/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30057725
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/or.2018.7684