Complications and Unfavorable Clinical Outcomes in Obese and Overweight Patients Treated for Adult Lumbar or Thoracolumbar Scoliosis With Combined Anterior/Posterior Surgery.

Background Context:Combined anterior/posterior (A/P) spinal fusion with instrumentation has been used for many years in the treatment of adult thoracolumbar and lumbar (TL/L) scoliosis. However, the risk factors for complications and poor clinical outcomes with this procedure are not well known.Purp