Should Global Realignment Be Tailored to Frailty Status for Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention for Adult Spinal Deformity?

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Assess whether modifying spinal alignment goals to accommodate frailty considerations will decrease mechanical complications and maximize clinical outcomes.

Summary Of Background Data: The Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score was developed to assist in reducing mechanical complications, but has had less success predicting such events in external validation.