The prevalence of older adults undergoing surgery is expected to increase as the population
ages. 1 Because of physiologic decline and loss of functional reserve, older patients are at a …

This literature review aims to determine potential clinical factors or comorbidities besides
radiological parameters that affect the outcome of adult spinal deformity (ASD) management …

OBJECTIVE Frailty, a state of decreased physiological reserve, has been shown to
significantly impact outcomes of surgery. The authors sought to examine the impact of frailty …

Background An enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol can effectively improve
perioperative outcomes in surgical patients by reducing complication rates and hospital stay …

Introduction The primary aim of this study was to investigate patient-reported outcomes
following talar fractures. Secondary aims were to investigate health-related quality of life and …

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.—(anonymous
government researcher c. 1968) The segment of the American population 65 years and …

Frailty as a marker of aging has been well studied in the geriatric literature, where it has
been established that chronological age does not necessarily correlate with biological age …

SCOPO: più del 40% delle procedure chirurgiche sono condotte su soggetti
ultrasessantacinquenni; cioÌ€ ha portato alla ribalta il concetto di fragilitaÌ€. Scopo di questo …

The geriatric population is rapidly growing, and they are leading an increasingly active
lifestyle resulting in a brisk and continuing increase in the incidence of traumatic injury in this …