Tomohisa Tabata, Mitsuru Yagi, Satoshi Suzuki, Yohei Takahashi, Masahiro Ozaki, Osahiko Tsuji, Narihito Nagoshi, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Kota Watanabe
Background/Objectives : An important aspect of the pathophysiology of frailty seems to be the dysregulation of inflammatory pathways and the coagulation system. However, an objective assessment of the impact of frailty on the recovery from surgery is not fully studied. This study sought to assess how frailty affects the recovery of adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery using blood biomarkers. Methods : 153 consecutive ASD patients (age 64 ± 10 yr, 93% female) who had corrective spine surgery in a single institution and reached 2y f/u were included...
April 16, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine