Many risk factors for osteoarthritis (OA) have been noted, while gender/sex differences have
been understated. The work aimed to systematically review literature investigating as …

Ageing is an inevitable process of physical deterioration that impairs functional autonomy
and quality of life, becoming a public health issue. Since the percentage of people over 60 …

Introduction There remains a lack of effective regenerative therapies to treat traumatic spinal
cord injury (SCI). On a global level, patients living with SCI, their families, and the healthcare …

Background: Inflammation has been reported to play an important role in frailty syndrome.
The neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has recently emerged as an informative marker for …

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 …

Degenerative spine disease increases in prevalence and may become debilitating as
people age. Complex spine surgery may offer relief but becomes riskier with age. Efforts to …

Background Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a pathological fibroinflammatory response to
persistent inflammation or stress to the pancreas. The effect of frailty on outcomes in patients …

Study Design Retrospective case series study. Objectives This study aims to compare
preoperative indices, including the modified frailty index-11 (mFI-11), modified frailty index-5 …

Background Bone and implant-associated infections are severe complications after trauma
and orthopedic surgery. The modified 5-item frailty index (mFI-5) is an easily applicable …

The aim of this manuscript was to summarize the demography and changing trends of
geriatric spinal injuries and to enumerate the challenges and special considerations in the …