The influence of frailty on postoperative complications in geriatric patients receiving single-level lumbar fusion surgery.

Shane ShahrestaniAndy TonXiao T ChenAlexander M BallatoriJeffrey C WangZorica Buser

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2021)

Patient frailty status may serve as an important predictor of postoperative outcomes in patients receiving single-level lumbar fusion surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
surgical site infection
community dwelling
case report
adipose tissue
hip fracture
insulin resistance