Obesity Does Not Negatively Affect Patient-perceived Outcomes After Cervical Disc Replacement for Disc Herniation.

Fatima N AnwarAndrea M RocaAlexandra C LoyaSrinath S MedakkarTimothy J HartmanJames W NieKeith R MacGregorOmolabake O OyetayoEileen ZhengVincent P FedericoDustin H MasselArash J SayariGregory D LopezKern Singh

Published in: Clinical spine surgery (2024)

Regardless of BMI, patients experience significant improvements in physical function, disability, pain, and mental health after CDR for disc herniation. Patients with obesity do not suffer inferior patient-perceived outcomes after CDR. These findings may help surgeons counsel patients in the preoperative period.

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