# Low-Back Pain in Morbidly Obese Patients and the Effect of Weight Loss Following Surgery

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/low-back-pain-in-morbidly-obese-patients-and-the-effect-of-weight-loss-following/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | John Melissas,Evaggelos Volakakis,Alexander Hadjipavlou |
| Citations | 99 |
| DOI | 10.1381/096089203765887714 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2073743698 |
| PMID | 12841899 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2003 |

## Paper authors

- [John Melissas](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-melissas/)

## Paper journal

- [Obesity Surgery](https://scholariq.org/journals/obesity-surgery/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/bariatric-surgery-and-outcomes/)

## Paper topics

- [Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/bariatric-surgery-and-outcomes/)
- [Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology](https://scholariq.org/topics/spine-and-intervertebral-disc-pathology/)
- [Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation](https://scholariq.org/topics/musculoskeletal-pain-and-rehabilitation/)

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