Delay in Surgical Fixation of Operatively Treated Thoracolumbar Fractures in the Elderly Associated With Minimal Increase in Short-Term Complications
Alexander Upfill-Brown, Thomas Olson, Timothy J Florence, David P Foley, William L Sheppard · 2026
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Upfill-Brown and co-authors test whether waiting longer for spine surgery harms older patients with unstable back fractures. The best timing for patients with no nerve injury was not well set. Data came from a national surgical quality database covering 2012 to 2023.
The study included 976 patients aged sixty or older who had fixation surgery. Mean wait was 2.8 days, give or take two days. Delay did not raise thirty-day death or major problem rates. Waits past four days did raise the chance of discharge to a facility, not home. Models adjusted for patient and clinical traits.
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| CREATOR | Alexander Upfill-Brown, Thomas Olson, Timothy J Florence, David P Foley, William L Sheppard |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |