Eric Zhao, Daniel J Shinn, Mark Basilious, Tejas Subramanian, Pratyush Shahi, Troy B Amen, Omri Maayan, Sidhant Dalal, Kasra Araghi, Junho Song, Evan D Sheha, James E Dowdell, Sravisht Iyer, Sheeraz A Qureshi
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To compare the demographics, perioperative variables, and complication rates following cervical disk replacement (CDR) among patients with and without metabolic syndrome (MetS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The prevalence of MetS-involving concurrent obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia-has increased in the United States over the last 2 decades. Little is known about the impact of MetS on early postoperative outcomes and complications following CDR...
February 5, 2024: Clinical Spine Surgery