Impact of Elevated Body Mass Index on Surgical Outcomes for Patients Undergoing Cervical Fusion Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

To investigate whether high body mass index (BMI) had adverse effects on the postoperative outcomes for patients who underwent anterior or posterior cervical fusion procedures. A literature search were conducted in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Comparative or controlled studies that examined t...

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Main Authors: Gen‐ai Zhang, Wen‐ping Zhang, Ying‐chun Chen, Yu Hou, Wei Qu, Li‐xiang Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Orthopaedic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/os.12572