Challenges of Spine Surgery in Obese Patients

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Obesity, Spine surgery, preoperative evaluation, intraoperative challenges, postoperative management; patient selection, challenges, Challenges of Spine Surgery in Obese Patients; Hossein Elgafy; Patrick O'Brien; Brian Blessinger; Ali Hassan; The American Journal of Orthopedics, AJO
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Challenges of Spine Surgery in Obese Patients
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Obesity, Spine surgery, preoperative evaluation, intraoperative challenges, postoperative management; patient selection, challenges, Challenges of Spine Surgery in Obese Patients; Hossein Elgafy; Patrick O'Brien; Brian Blessinger; Ali Hassan; The American Journal of Orthopedics, AJO
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Obesity, Spine surgery, preoperative evaluation, intraoperative challenges, postoperative management; patient selection, challenges, Challenges of Spine Surgery in Obese Patients; Hossein Elgafy; Patrick O'Brien; Brian Blessinger; Ali Hassan; The American Journal of Orthopedics, AJO
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