Examination of the Economic Burden of Frailty in Patients With Adult Spinal Deformity Undergoing Surgical Intervention.
Peter G PassiasWaleed AhmadNicholas KummerRenaud LafageVirginie LafageKhaled KebaishAlan DanielsEric KlinebergAlex SoroceanuJeffrey GumBreton LineRobert HartDouglas BurtonRobert EastlackAmit JainJustin S SmithChristopher P AmesChristopher ShaffreyFrank SchwabRichard HostinShay Bessnull nullPublished in: Neurosurgery (2022)
Despite greater initial cost, F and SF patients show greater improvement. Cost per QALY for NF and F patients becomes similar at life expectancy.