The Impact of Obesity on Perioperative Resource Utilization after Elective Spine Surgery for Degenerative Disease

Conclusion Obesity is associated with increased resource utilization and cost in patients undergoing a noninstrumented decompressive surgery for degenerative spine disease.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Global Spine Journal - March 4, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Planchard, Ryan F.Higgins, Dominique M.Mallory, Grant W.Puffer, Ross C.Jacob, Jeffrey T.Curry, Timothy B.Kor, Daryl J.Clarke, Michelle J. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research