Predicting rehabilitation discharge after lumbar decompression: Impact of age and preoperative assistive device use
When considered alongside frailty, lack of support, and other variables, age and the necessity for a walking assistive device can serve as a reliable predictors of rehabilitation discharge, thereby improving patient workflow, minimizing uncertainty and reducing healthcare costs.
Authors
- Martina Stippler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3284-7639)
- Forough Yazdanian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6850-0525)
- Andrew Y. Powers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3156-7777)
- Fernando Terry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2177-1643)
- Chloe Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0606-4489)
- Punit Pandya
- Ziev B. Moses
- Efstathios Papavassiliou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8146-4872)
- Michael J. Avery
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- North American Spine Society Journal (NASSJ)
- Published
- 2025-10-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100815
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01