Frailty in Six Questions: A New Compass for Pediatric Deformity Surgery

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Using NSQIP Pediatric data on more than 34,000 deformity cases from 2016–2022, Vivien Chan, M.D., and colleagues have published a new study in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (September 3, 2025) that give pediatric spine surgeons a sharper, simpler predictive outcome tool: the Pediatric Spine Frailty Index (PSFI).

Here is a link to their study: “Pediatric Spine Frailty Index Predicts Morbidity and Mortality Following Spinal Deformity Surgery.”