The modified 5-item frailty index determines the length of hospital stay and accompanies with mortality rate in patients with bone and implant-associated infections after trauma and orthopedic surgery
Felix Erne, Vera Wallmeier, Christoph Ihle, Benedikt J. Braun, Sabrina Ehnert, Tina Histing, Andreas K. Nüssler, Elke Maurer
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePeriprostheticOrthopedic surgeryTrauma surgeryImplantOrthopedic traumaOsteosynthesisTrauma centerSurgeryHip fractureProspective cohort studyMortality rateOsteomyelitisCohortInternal medicineArthroplastyRetrospective cohort studyOsteoporosisFrailty in Older AdultsOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsHip and Femur Fractures