Frailty-Muscle Phenotypes Predict Outcomes After Lumbar Fusion in Adults Aged ≥75 Years: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Ma Chao Guo, Xiangyu Li, Shuaikang Wang, Xiaolong Chen, Chao Kong, Yuxi Liu, Shibao Lu · 2026
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Guo and six co-authors study frailty and muscle in older spine surgery patients, in work from twenty twenty-six. Lumbar fusion in adults aged seventy-five and up carries high risk. Frailty and back muscle decay may together flag who will fare poorly.
Records of older patients who had lumbar fusion with prior magnetic resonance scans were reviewed. Frailty was scored with the Fried phenotype. Muscle degeneration across the lower spine was quantified from the scans. Combined frailty muscle phenotypes were tested as predictors of surgical outcomes. A simple combined flag could improve consent talks and pre surgery preparation.
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| CREATOR | Ma Chao Guo, Xiangyu Li, Shuaikang Wang, Xiaolong Chen, Chao Kong, Yuxi Liu, Shibao Lu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |