Frailty assessment in geriatric trauma patients: comparing the predictive value of the full and a condensed version of the Fried frailty phenotype

Abstract Background Frailty is associated with multiple negative outcomes in geriatric trauma patients. Simultaneously, frailty assessment including physical measurements for weakness (grip strength) and slowness (gait speed) poses challenges in this vulnerable patient group. We aimed to compare the...

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Main Authors: Joninah Braunschweig, Wei Lang, Gregor Freystätter, Christian Hierholzer, Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Michael Gagesch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05594-x