Comparison of functional outcomes and patient satisfaction in patients with lumbar canal stenosis with and without concomitant obesity following lumbar decompression surgery and their correlation with BMI.

Patients with obesity achieve significant reduction in weight and BMI following decompression surgery for LCS. It will further prevent other health conditions attributed to obesity. Both the groups were comparable in ODI, SR-MWD and satisfactory outcome following surgery. Hence obesity should not be a deterring factor for surgical consideration for patients with lumbar canal stenosis.