Frailty as a predictor of hospital length of stay after elective total joint replacements in elderly patients.

Han Ting WangJosée FafardStéphane AhernPascal-André VendittoliPaul Hebert

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2018)

Screening for frailty identified between 5% and 10% of patients at risk of adverse outcomes. The Clinical Frailty Scale was, while the FRAIL scale was not, significantly associated with hospital length of stay and discharge to rehabilitation center in our cohort of total joint replacement patients.

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