Improvement in Back Pain Following Abdominoplasty: Results of a 10-Year, Single-Surgeon Series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have examined the impact of abdominoplasty on chronic back pain.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to test our hypothesis that patients undergoing abdominoplasty with anterior abdominal wall plication will show significant improvements in back pain and physical function compared with those without plication.

Methods

We utilized Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes to identify patients who underwent abdominoplasty with the senior author over a 10-year period. The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the RAND 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) were administered. All patients indicating preoperative back pain were reviewed.

Results

Of 338 patients, 143 surveys (42.3%) were returned; 51 patients (35.7%; n = 28 aesthetic, n = 23

SUBMITTER: Soteropulos CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7676454 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature