Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common complication of the surgical
experience and is common in the elderly and patients with preexisting neurocognitive …

Background With an aging population, there are an increasing number of elderly patients
undergoing spine surgery. Recent literature in other surgical specialties suggest frailty to be …

Frailty is a condition characterized by a high vulnerability to low-power stressor. Frailty
increases with age and is associated with higher complications and mortality. Several …

Abstract Background Context Sarcopenia measured by psoas muscle index (PMI) has been
shown to predict perioperative mortality and adverse events (AEs) after various surgical …

Background There is limited research regarding the association between the mFI-5 and
postoperative complications among adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients. Methods Using …

Study Design. This is a retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. The
aim was to evaluate the impact of frailty and sarcopenia on outcomes after lumbar spine …

OBJECTIVE Cancer patients with spinal metastases may undergo surgery without clear
assessments of prognosis, thereby impacting the optimal palliative strategy. Because the …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The present study is the first to assess
the impact of paraspinal sarcopenia on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) …

Systemic assessment is a pillar in the neurological, oncological, mechanical, and systemic
(NOMS) decision-making framework for the treatment of patients with spinal metastatic …

As the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) in the elderly rises, clinicians are
increasingly faced with difficult discussions regarding aggressiveness of management …