Elective musculoskeletal surgery is associated with postoperative weight changes in pediatric and adolescent patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Patients of elective orthopedic surgeries often reduce activity levels during postoperative recovery. It is unclear whether these extended periods of modified activities lead to weight changes. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in body mass index percentile in pediatric patients over 2.5 years following primary musculoskeletal surgeries.

Methods

Institutional records for utilized current procedural terminology codes were used to identify patients aged 21 years or younger who underwent elective surgery at a single pediatric orthopedic institution between October 2016 and December 2018. Non-primary surgeries and patients without preoperative body mass index measurements were excluded. Demographic characteristics, height, weight, and body mass index with

SUBMITTER: Huang SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10549699 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature