The Impact of Frailty on Surgical Outcome of Patients with Lumbar Spinal Canal Stenosis

Introduction: Frailty is an important factor in surgical outcomes. The current study aimed to evaluate the effect of preoperative frailty on postoperative outcomes in older patients with lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS). Methods: We retrospectively examined 209 patients aged 65 years who underwen...

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Published in:	Spine Surgery and Related Research
Main Authors:	Saiki Sugimoto, Sota Nagai, Kei Ito, Hiroki Takeda, Soya Kawabata, Takehiro Michikawa, Daiki Ikeda, Shinjiro Kaneko, Nobuyuki Fujita
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2024-03-01
Subjects:	lumbar spinal canal stenosis frailty modified frailty index surgical outcome japanese orthopaedic association back pain evaluation questionnaire
Online Access:	https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/8/2/8_2023-0171/_pdf/-char/en