World neurosurgery
Prognostic Performance of mFI-5 and mFI-11 Frailty Indices in Elective Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Grace D Xu, Neerav Kumar, Alexander Yu, Abhinav Kumar, Danyal A Quraishi, Izzet Akosman, Kyra Kwok, Rami Abuqubo, Ibrahim Hussain, Noel Akioyamen, Rafael De La Garza Ramos, Ananth Eleswarapu, Reza Yassari, Mitchell S Fourman
Published: 202510.1016/j.wneu.2025.124709
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Frailty is a known predictor of poor outcomes following spine surgery. While both mFI-11 and mFI-5 are used to assess frailty, no pooled analysis has independently evaluated their prognostic performance across multiple outcomes. This st…
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