Comparison of 5-Item and 11-Item Modified Frailty Index as Predictors of Functional Independence in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury.

Nikolaos MouchtourisTrevor LuckKatherine LockeKevin HinesDaniel FrancoClifford YudkoffAhilan SivaganesanJoshua HellerSrinivas PrasadJames Harropnull Jack Jallo

Published in: Global spine journal (2023)

The new MFI-5 is equivalent to its predecessor, the MFI-11, and predictive of functional outcomes in patients with SCI. MFI-5 can serve as the preferred frailty index at the point of care and in research contexts.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
spinal cord injury
patient reported outcomes