OBESITY A BUMMER FOR RUPTURED DISCS (Orthopedics This Week)
Obese patients are more likely to have surgical treatment for a slipped or ruptured disc (lumbar disc herniation) than are individuals who are not obese. Moreover, obesity increases operative time, blood loss and length of hospital stay, according to research published in the January 2013 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Overall, obese patients had poorer outcomes with surgical and nonsurgical treatments for lumbar disc herniation than did non-obese patients.
The study, conducted at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and The Rothm...
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