Why Your Patient’s Dinner Plate Might Predict Their Post-Op Course

November 15, 2025 1 min read Premium comments

Source: MIKI Yoshihito from Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan

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When the Japan Association of Spine Surgeons with Ambition (yes, that’s their real name — and they’ve earned it) looked at outcomes after surgery for metastatic spinal tumors, they weren’t checking pedicle screw torque or blood loss. Instead, they asked a deceptively simple question: How hungry is your patient?

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