Underweight patients are at just as much risk as super morbidly obese patients when undergoing anterior cervical spine surgery
Taylor D. Ottesen, Rohil Malpani, Anoop R. Galivanche, Cheryl K. Zogg, Arya G. Varthi, Jonathan N. Grauer
Topics & Concepts
MedicineUnderweightOverweightBody mass indexAnterior cervical discectomy and fusionPerioperativeOdds ratioSurgeryAdverse effectPhysical therapyInternal medicineCervical spineCervical and Thoracic MyelopathyScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology