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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2024

Associations of overweight/obesity with patient-reported outcome measures after oblique lumbar interbody fusion.

Lan-Li Hsueh, Yun-Che Wu, Chien-Chou Pan, Cheng-Min Shih, Cheng-Hung Lee, Jun-Sing Wang, Kun-Hui Chen

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Comparison of anterolateral versus posterior lumbar fusion techniques in obese patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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 · 2026
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  2. Latent profile analysis of kinesiophobia in patients after lumbar spine surgery.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 · 2025
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Lan-Li HsuehDepartment of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yun-Che WuDepartment of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chien-Chou PanDepartment of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Cheng-Min ShihDepartment of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Cheng-Hung LeeDepartment of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Jun-Sing Wang *Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Kun-Hui Chen *Department of Orthopedics, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

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Abstract

Background: Oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) combined with transpedicular screw fixation has been practiced for degenerative spinal diseases of elderly patients for years. However, overweight patients have been shown to have longer operative times and more complications from surgery. The effect on clinical outcome is still uncertified. The objective of this study was to determine is overweight a risk factor to clinical outcome of OLIF combined with transpedicular screw fixation technique. Material and methods: A retrospective study in patients submitted to OLIF combined with transpedicular screw fixation from January 2018 to August 2019 was conducted. VAS score, ODI score and EQ5D were measured before the operation and one year after the operation. Results: A total of 111 patients were included with 48 patients in the non-obese group and 55 patients in the overweight/obese group. There was no significant difference between the two groups in gender, age, smoking history, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes mellitus. Overweight/obese group has higher BMI (28.4 vs. 22.7, Conclusion: The overweight/obese patient group had clinical outcomes worse than the non-obese group in terms of pain relief and life functions.

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clinical outcomeobesityoblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF)overweightspinal fusion

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PMID38966233
PMCPMC11222564

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