Operation for thoracic spinal stenosis (TSS) is considered a high‐risk surgery. Because of the frailty of elderly patients, the prediction for postoperative complications is crucial. This study investigated the relationship… Click to show full abstract
Operation for thoracic spinal stenosis (TSS) is considered a high‐risk surgery. Because of the frailty of elderly patients, the prediction for postoperative complications is crucial. This study investigated the relationship between frailty, as measured by the modified frailty index‐11 (mFI‐11), and postoperative complications in elderly patients with thoracic myelopathy secondary to TSS.
Keywords:
frailty index;
postoperative complications;
spinal stenosis;
modified frailty;
thoracic spinal
Journal Title: Orthopaedic Surgery
Year Published: 2025
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Journal Title: Orthopaedic Surgery
Year Published: 2025
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