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Paul T Akins et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018.

. 2018 Apr 15;43(8):E493.

doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002600.

No abstract available

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Do Obese and Extremely Obese Patients Lose Weight After Lumbar Spine Fusions? Analysis of a Cohort of 7303 Patients from the Kaiser National Spine Registry.
Akins PT, Inacio MC, Bernbeck JA, Harris J, Chen YX, Prentice HA, Guppy KH. Akins PT, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Jan 1;43(1):22-27. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002456. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018. PMID: 29019805
TO THE EDITOR.
Kroeger CM, Allison DB, Thomas DM, Siu CO. Kroeger CM, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Apr 15;43(8):E492-E493. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002564. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018. PMID: 29595623 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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