Peter G Passias, Samantha R Horn, Yael U Ihejirika, Dennis Vasques-Montes, Frank A Segreto, Cole A Bortz, Avery E Brown, Katherine E Pierce, Haddy Alas, Gregory W Poorman, Cyrus M Jalai, Charles Wang, John A Buza, Leah Steinmetz, Christopher G Varlotta, Shaleen Vira, Bassel G Diebo, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage
INTRODUCTION: Obesity is associated with acceleration of musculoskeletal degenerative diseases and functional impairment secondary to spinal disorders. Bariatric surgery (BS) is an increasingly common treatment for severe obesity but can affect bone and mineral metabolism. The effect of BS on degenerative spinal disorders is yet to be fully described. The aim of our study was to analyze changes in bariatric patients' risk for spinal degenerative diseases and spinal surgery. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of the prospectively collected New York State Inpatient Database (NYSID) years (2004-2013) using patient linkage codes...
May 2020: Clinical Spine Surgery