Impact of frailty on the outcomes of patients undergoing degenerative spine surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Degenerative spinal diseases are common in older adults with concurrent frailty. Preoperative frailty is a strong predictor of adverse clinical outcomes after surgery. This study aimed to investigate the association between health-related outcomes and frailty in patients undergoi...

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Published in:	BMC Geriatrics
Main Authors:	Wonhee Baek, Sun-Young Park, Yoonjoo Kim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2023-11-01
Subjects:	Frailty Meta-analysis Patient-reported outcome measures Spine surgery Systematic review
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04448-2