Study finds diabetes increases the risk of failure in spinal fusion procedures

Dr. Beata Lecka-Czernik, left, a professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Dr. Hossein Elgafy, chief of spine surgery at UTMC, recently collaborated on a study that found lumbar spinal fusion procedures are far more likely to fail in individuals with diabetes. Credit: University of Toledo A new study from orthopedic researchers at The University of Toledo has found lumbar spinal fusion procedures are far more likely to fail in individuals with diabetes. The results of the study were published in the journal JBMR Plus and were recently presented Read More

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