The impact of sarcopenia on the efficacy of posterior surgical treatment for degenerative lumbar scoliosis
Sarcopenia does not significantly affect the radiological outcomes of patients with degenerative lumbar scoliosis undergoing posterior surgical procedures, ODI was better in the non-sarcopenia group. In addition, patients with sarcopenia typically require a longer postoperative recovery period and are more susceptible to various complications compared to those without sarcopenia.
Authors
- Zhi Ming Lan
- Yuanfei Fu
- Huangsheng Tan
- Zhitao Sun
- Hua-Long Feng
- Juyi Lai
- Jian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1409-1738)
- Shenghua He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2827-6899)
- Xinbei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3504-4922)
Institutions
- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2025-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-03075-5
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00