The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
The effects of metabolic and bariatric surgery on spinal alignment, radiological, and clinical outcomes in morbidly obese patients with LBP: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Khaled Aboushaala, Othman Ibrahim, Namrah Ahmed, Rewa Aboushaala, Shriya N Patel, Sloane O Ward, Andrew Savoia, Jennifer Westrick, Lorena Juarez, Schuyler Hilton, Nicholas Skertich, Ana Spagnoli, Alfonso Torquati, Philip Omotosho, Kern Singh
Published: 202510.1016/j.spinee.2025.10.014
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), employing mechanisms like malabsorption, volume restriction, and metabolic changes via the gastrointestinal tract, is the most effective long-term treatment for obesity and related metabolic disorder…
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