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National database study demonstrates higher perioperative complications in lumbar spine surgery patients with hypothyroidism, suggesting surgical vigilance.
This study suggests a correlation between hypothyroidism and a higher risk of complications in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery. This finding indicates that surgeons should exercise heightened vigilance with lumbar surgery patients who have co-existing hypothyroidism.
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