Obesity does not significantly impact clinical outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Elevated BMI does not appear to adversely affect surgical outcomes, complication rates, radiographic alignment, or patient-reported outcomes following ACDF. These findings suggest that high BMI should not be viewed as a contraindication to ACDF and that surgical decisions should prioritize overall clinical status rather than weight alone.
Authors
- Bryce A. Basques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7745-8701)
- Alan H. Daniels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9597-4139)
- Ishan Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0910-5956)
- John Czerwein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4635-5822)
- Alejandro Perez‐Albela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9057-4844)
- Puru Sadh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4291-860X)
- Riya Shah
- Charles Furlong
Institutions
- Georgetown University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2025.111807
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00