Source: Pixabay and Chris Keller

Every spine surgeon knows the unspoken truth of postoperative success: hardware looks great, neuro exam intact…but has the patient passed gas?

In this retrospective cohort study, a group of researchers ask a question few dared to formalize but all have quietly wondered — could GLP-1 agonists actually help our patients’ bowels wake up faster after lumbar fusion?


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