Evidence-based recommendations for the rehabilitation and management of the ageing population with spinal cord injury: a systematic review of clinical practice …

V Seijas, L Schrepfer, AM Posada… - … Journal of Physical …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
INTRODUCTION The intersection of ageing and spinal cord injury (SCI) is of global concern.
Two scenarios have been described: 1)“SCI with ageing,” an increase in the average age of …

Outcomes and Complications After Elective Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Fusion in Elderly Patients: A Comparison of Methods to Predict Adverse Events

O Ramos, B Mueller, A Mehbod… - Global Spine …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective study. Objectives The current study compares the ability of the
modified Frailty Index (mFI), the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification …

The Re-Evaluation of Frailty in Predicting Complications after Long-Segment Spinal Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity

CP Luu, SG Ammanuel, M Mohis, B Schmidt… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate on a national scale how frailty status (stratified using the 5-item
Modified Frailty Index (mFI-5)) affects the operative characteristics of and complications after …