A retrospective cohort review of BMI on SI joint fusion outcomes: examining the evidence to improve insurance guidelines

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 140 - 147
• Main Authors: Beckmann, Michael, Odland, Kari, Polly, David W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2025; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Body Mass Index; Comorbidity; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neurosurgery; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Original Article; Patients; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Fusion - methods; Surgical Orthopedics; Treatment Outcome; Variance analysis; Zygapophyseal Joint - surgery; Body Mass Index; Disability; Obesity; Insurance Guidelines; Pain; SIJ fusion

Purpose The demand for SIJ fusion among obese patients has grown substantially. However, the clinical relevance of obesity in the context of SI joint fusion has not been well investigated specifically, whether there is a BMI cutoff above which the benefit-risk ratio is low. Methods Adult patients ≥ ...