Outcomes After Spine Surgery Among Patients Who Have Had Prior Bariatric Surgery.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: We hypothesized that spine surgery patients with a history of bariatric surgery do not differ in expectations of surgery, perceived benefit of surgical intervention, or physician determined outcome of surgery from patients with no history of bariatric surgery.

Methods: Patients seen in our spine clinic between January 1, 2 009 and December 30, 2 010 were reviewed.