The clinical frailty scale is associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications and the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis in elderly patients with trimalleolar ankle fractures - a retrospective study

Abstract Background The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a tool to assess the overall health of older adults. There are few reports of CFS and prognosis of ankle fracture. The objective of this study was to determine the predictive power of the CFS for adverse clinical and radiographic outcomes after...

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Published in:	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Main Authors:	Qingsong Zhou, Wei Deng, Ming Zhao, Wei Zhou, Duo Chen, Heng Wang, Shengtao Wang, Hongsheng Yang, Yong Yin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Frail Clinical frailty scale Trimalleolar fracture
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-05499-4