Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 95-B, Issue SUPP_27 | Pages 27 - 27
1 Jul 2013
DOES OBESITY INCREASE THE RATE OF RECURRENT HERNIATED NUCLEUS PULPOSUS AFTER LUMBAR MICRODISCECTOMY?
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Given the rising incidence of obesity in the adult population, it is more than likely that orthopaedic surgeons will be treating more obese patients with lumbar disc pathologies. The relationship between obesity and recurrent herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) following microdiscectomy remains unclear. To investigate the relationship between obesity and recurrent HNP following lumbar microdiscectomy.Introduction
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