Is frailty associated with adverse outcomes after orthopaedic surgery?: a systematic review and assessment of definitions
JL Lemos, JM Welch, M Xiao, LM Shapiro, E Adeli… - JBJS …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: There is increasing evidence supporting the association between frailty and
adverse outcomes after surgery. There is, however, no consensus on how frailty should be …
adverse outcomes after surgery. There is, however, no consensus on how frailty should be …
The 5-item modified frailty index is predictive of severe adverse events in patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity
M Yagi, T Michikawa, N Hosogane, N Fujita, E Okada… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective review of 281 consecutive cases of adult spine deformity
(ASD) surgery (age 55±19 yrs, 91% female, follow-up 4.3±1.9 yrs) from a multicenter …
(ASD) surgery (age 55±19 yrs, 91% female, follow-up 4.3±1.9 yrs) from a multicenter …
[HTML][HTML] The impact of frailty on spine surgery: systematic review on 10 years clinical studies
F Veronesi, V Borsari, L Martini, A Visani… - Aging and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …
increases with age and is associated with higher complications and mortality. Several …
Association between lower Hounsfield units and proximal junctional kyphosis and failure at the upper thoracic spine
AL Mikula, N Lakomkin, Z Pennington… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze risk factors and avoidance techniques for
proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) in the upper thoracic …
proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) in the upper thoracic …
Utility of the hospital frailty risk score for predicting adverse outcomes in degenerative spine surgery cohorts
BACKGROUND As spine surgery becomes increasingly common in the elderly, frailty has
been used to risk stratify these patients. The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) is a novel …
been used to risk stratify these patients. The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) is a novel …
Effective prevention of proximal junctional failure in adult spinal deformity surgery requires a combination of surgical implant prophylaxis and avoidance of sagittal …
BG Line, S Bess, R Lafage, V Lafage, F Schwab… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Propensity score matched analysis of a multi-center prospective adult spinal
deformity (ASD) database. Objective. Evaluate if surgical implant prophylaxis combined with …
deformity (ASD) database. Objective. Evaluate if surgical implant prophylaxis combined with …
The immense heterogeneity of frailty in neurosurgery: a systematic literature review
The aim of this study was to review and analyze the neurosurgery body of literature to
document the current knowledge of frailty within neurosurgery, standardizing terminology …
document the current knowledge of frailty within neurosurgery, standardizing terminology …
Development and validation of risk stratification models for adult spinal deformity surgery
F Pellisé, M Serra-Burriel, JS Smith, S Haddad… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery has a high rate of major complications
(MCs). Public information about adverse outcomes is currently limited to registry average …
(MCs). Public information about adverse outcomes is currently limited to registry average …
The role of frailty in geriatric cranial neurosurgery for primary central nervous system neoplasms
OBJECTIVE Frailty is a clinical state of increased vulnerability due to age-associated decline
and has been well established as a perioperative risk factor. Geriatric patients have a higher …
and has been well established as a perioperative risk factor. Geriatric patients have a higher …