Is Frailty Discouraging Surgeons from Performing Thoracolumbar Fusion? A Retrospective Study.
Linden B, Willging A, Chainani M, Koch K, Galet C, McGonagill P. Is Frailty Discouraging Surgeons from Performing Thoracolumbar Fusion? A Retrospective Study. Spine 2024 PMID: 39482285, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracolumbar fracturesPre-frailtyPre-frailCSHA-CFSTrauma patientsFrail patientsFrailty scoreCanadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty ScaleThoracolumbar fusionSkilled nursing facilityAssociated with increased risk of pneumoniaOlder trauma patientsManagement of thoracolumbar fracturesAssociated with adverse outcomesAssociated with lower mortalityAssociated with poor outcomesAssociated with increased riskHospital length of stayClinical Frailty ScaleAdult trauma patientsRisk of pneumoniaIn-hospital mortalityNursing facilitiesLength of stayCanadian study