P80. The impact of body mass index (BMI) on postoperative outcomes following posterior spinal fusion in neuromuscular scoliosis

Obesity in the pediatric population is shown to be associated with adverse outcomes across varying specialties. The weight-outcome relationship in neuromuscular scoliosis has not been thoroughly investigated.

Source: The Spine Journal - August 23, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Azeem T. Malik, Robert Tamer, Elizabeth Yu, Jeffery Kim, Safdar N. Khan Source Type: research