Investigating the Association of Patient Body Mass Index With Posterior Subcutaneous Fat Thickness in the Cervical Spine: A Retrospective Radiographic Study.
body mass index
cervical spine surgery
complications
outcomes
preoperative planning
subcutaneous fat thickness
surgical site infection
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2023
Feb 2023
Historique:
accepted:
07
02
2023
entrez:
13
3
2023
pubmed:
14
3
2023
medline:
14
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Although BMI is often used as a surrogate for posterior cervical subcutaneous fat thickness (SFT), the association of BMI with cervical SFT is unknown. We performed a retrospective radiographic study to analyze the relationship between BMI and cervical SFT. This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with cervical CT scans. SFT was assessed by measuring the distance (mm) from the spinous processes of C2-C7 to the skin edge. Pearson correlations and linear regression were used to analyze the relationship between BMI and SFT. One-way ANOVA was used to analyze differences in C2-C7 distances while stratifying by BMI. A total of 96 patients were included. BMI had a moderate correlation with average C2-C7 ( BMI is not strongly correlated with SFT in the cervical spine. Although BMI less than 25 or greater than 40 is correlated with respectively decreased or increased cervical SFT, BMI of 25-40 is not correlated with cervical SFT. This is clinically important information for surgeons counseling patients on perioperative risk before undergoing cervical spine procedures, namely infection. Further research delineating the relationship between posterior SFT and surgical site infection in the cervical spine is warranted.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36909100
doi: 10.7759/cureus.34739
pmc: PMC9997731
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e34739Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Piche et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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