The Impact of Frailty and Sarcopenia on Postoperative Outcomes in Adult Spine Surgery. A Systematic Review of the Literature

Study Design: Systematic review.Objectives: To identify currently used measures of frailty and sarcopenia in the adult spine surgery literature. To assess their ability to predict postoperative outcomes including mortality, morbidity, in-hospital length of stay (LOS) and discharge disposition. To determine which is the best clinical measure of frailty and sarcopenia in predicting outcome after spine surgery.Summary of Background Data: Frailty and sarcopenia have been identified as predictors of mortality and adverse-events (AEs) in numerous non-surgical and non-spine populations.

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