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Can J Surg · 2024 · PMC11573431 · PMID 39537311

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Patients with BMI of ≥ 30 showed a trend toward better improvements in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score ( p = 0.09), EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) score ( p = 0.08), and 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) Physical Component Summary (PCS) score ( p = 0.08) in the MIS group.

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