Tag: frailty
Surgical intervention and sagittal alignment can influence postoperative frailty in cervical...
Optimal correction of sagittal alignment and improving a patient’s functional capacity can significantly influence postoperative frailty resolution, according to a recent study by Peter...
Surgical intervention found to significantly improve frailty in adult cervical deformity
A recent study has reported significant improvements in patients’ frailty status at one-year after surgery, as shown by the cervical deformity frailty index (CD-FI)....
New ASD frailty index links severe frailty to increased length of...
A new model for measuring frailty in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients has been assessed by the International Spine Study Group (ISSG) for its...
Frailty may be under-recognised in older surgery patients
Identifying frailty in older patients could increase their chances of surviving surgery, as well as improve their overall outcomes, according to a new study...
