Prospective evaluation of frailty and functional independence in older adult trauma patients

Background The aim of our study was to assess the association between frailty and functional status in geriatric trauma patients. Methods 3-year(2013–2015) prospective analysis and included all geriatric trauma patients(≥65y) discharged to a single rehabilitation center from our level-I trauma center. Frailty was measured using Trauma-Specific-Frailty-Index(TSFI) while Functional status was assessed using functional-independence-measure(FIM) at...