Article
Frailty Assessment Prior to Total Joint Arthroplasties Predicts Length of Hospitalization and Postoperative Discharge: A Prospective Cohort Study
2023-12-13
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<title>Abstract</title><p><bold>Background:</bold>Individuals age 65 and older account for 59% of total hip (THA) and total knee (TKA) arthroplasties. It is understood that this patient demographic is more frequently found to be frail, predisposing them to significantly poorer health outcomes. We developed a brief preoperative assessment tool to determine whether preoperative frailty predicts patients’ health care...
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- 47abbb10-0f0a-5e92-90dc-5c71fc732b26
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3731715/v1
