Peter G Passias, Oluwatobi O Onafowokan, Peter Tretiakov, Tyler Williamson, Nicholas Kummer, Jamshaid Mir, Ankita Das, Oscar Krol, Lara Passfall, Rachel Joujon-Roche, Bailey Imbo, Timothy Yee, Daniel Sciubba, Carl B Paulino, Andrew J Schoenfeld, Justin S Smith, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective Single-Center Study. OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of frailty on optimal outcome following ASD corrective surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Frailty is a determining factor in outcomes after ASD surgery and may exert a ceiling effect on best possible outcome. METHODS: ASD patients with frailty measures, baseline and 2-year ODI included. Frailty was classified as Not Frail (NF), Frail (F) and Severely Frail (SF) based on the modified Frailty Index, then stratified into quartiles based on 2-year ODI improvement (most improved designated "Highest")...
April 9, 2024: Spine