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The Influence of Obesity on the Outcome of Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation

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Jeffrey A. Rihn, Mark F. Kurd, Alan S. Hilibrand, Jon D. Lurie, Wenyan Zhao, Todd J. Albert, James N. Weinstein

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Abstract

Obese patients realized less clinical benefit from both operative and nonoperative treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Surgery provided similar benefit over nonoperative treatment in obese and nonobese patients.

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