Frailty is not an independent risk factor for worse clinical outcomes in lumbar spinal surgery: a prospective cohort study

ConclusionFrailty persistently affects the clinical outcome negatively before and after surgery in lumbar spinal surgery. However, as the change of the clinical outcome is not different between the frail group and the non-frail group, it is difficult to interpret whether the frail patients are vulnerable to the surgery. In conclusion, frailty is not an independent risk factor for worse clinical outcome in lumbar spinal surgery.

Source: European Spine Journal - March 19, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research