European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) is a frailty-identifying metric developed using ICD-10-CM codes. While other studies have examined frailty in adult spinal deformity (ASD), the HFRS has not been assessed in this population. The aim of this study was to utilize the HFRS to investigate the impact of frailty on outcomes in ASD patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF). ⋯ Our study identified HFRS to be significantly associated with prolonged hospitalizations and non-routine discharge. Other factors that were found to be associated with increased healthcare resource utilization include age, Hispanic race, West hospital region, large hospital size, and increasing number of AEs.
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Review Meta Analysis
Halo-pelvic traction in the treatment of severe scoliosis: a meta-analysis.
To provide better evidence of the efficacy and safety of preoperative halo-pelvic traction on the improvements of deformity and pulmonary functions in patients with severe scoliosis. ⋯ Preoperative halo-pelvic traction achieved significant improvements in spinal deformity and pulmonary functions, with minor and curable complications. Thus, it is an effective and safe solution before surgery and may be the optimal choice for severe scoliosis. In light of the heterogeneity and limitations, future researches are needed to better determine the long-term efficacy on comprehensive assessment and to explore the appropriate traction system.
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The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of low muscle mass (LMM) in predicting 90-day and 12-month mortality after spinal tumor surgery. ⋯ Patients with LMM had higher rates of 90-day and 12-month mortality in our study, but this was not independent of other parameters such as performance status, hypoalbuminemia, or primary cancer type.
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Anterior bone loss (ABL) was considered as a non-progressive process secondary only to motion-preserving implant and has been noticed recently in cervical disk replacement (CDR) let alone patients with anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF). Our purpose is to reveal this unnoticed phenomenon in ACDF and further explore its clinical and radiological outcomes. ⋯ ABL should be considered as a common phenomenon that both CDR and ACDF owned a non-progressive process which confined in one year. ABL would result in a higher incidence of subsidence. Luckily, this phenomenon does not have an effect on postoperative clinical and fusion rate.
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Analytical cross-sectional study. ⋯ Addition of DTI and DKI sequences helps in early identification of the disease without any additional cost incurred by the patient.