Do the modified five-item frailty index and nutritional status predict postoperative complications in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion?
Preoperative frailty (mFI-5) and nutritional status are effective predictors of postoperative complications in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion, depending on surgical complexity.
The mFI-5 and nutritional status were effective predictors of postoperative complications in the SG, but only nutritional status was successful in predicting postoperative complications in the CG. The complexity of the surgery, as well as the preoperative frailty and nutritional status of patients, should be considered when determining if it is safe to proceed with lumbar spinal fusion. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2020;102-B(12):1717-1722.
Kang et al. (Mon,) studied this question.