ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2019
Back pain and sagittal spine alignment in obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery.
Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04893954 (Prospective Study on the Consequences of Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery on Obese Patients' Spine), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Prospective Study on the Consequences of Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery on Obese Patients' Spine : Effects on Low Back Pain, Sagittal Alignment and Lipomatosis.
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- Postoperative pain improvement in obese patients is not associated with long-term weight reduction after lumbar fusion surgery.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- SHOULDER PAIN, ULTRASOUND CHANGES, AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE IN OBESE PATIENTS.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2024Article
- Functional Evaluation and Pain Symptomatology of the Foot and Ankle in Individuals with Severe Obesity - Controlled Transversal Study.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this research was to evaluate the prevalence of cervical and lumbar pain in obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery and to investigate possible changes in sagittal spine alignment in these patients.
methodsThe following parameters were compared in 30 obese patients and a control group of 25 non-obese volunteers: body mass index, prevalence of cervical and lumbar pain assessed by visual analog scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index [NDI] and Oswestry Disability Index [ODI], as well as radiographic parameters of the spine and pelvis measured with Surgimap software.
resultsThe cervical and lumbar VAS and the NDI and ODI were significantly worse in obese patients. Compared with the control group, the cervical sagittal vertical axis (cSVA) of the obese group had higher variance (p value = 0.0025) and the cervical lordosis was diminished (p value = 0.0023). Thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, and the pelvic parameters were not significantly different between the groups.
conclusionsObese patients demonstrated lower functional performance compared with their non-obese counterparts, while cervical lordosis was diminished and the cSVA was increased in obese patients. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
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