Visceral fat: the hidden culprit behind thoracolumbar surgery infections.

Front Surg · 2025 · PMC12303955 · PMID 40734925

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Fat distribution and infection In this study, the relationship between subcutaneous fat thickness and postoperative infection did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.05), but it approached the level of significance, suggesting that it may be a potential risk factor for postoperative infection.

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