Thoracolumbar Trauma in the Aging Spine : Limitations of Conventional Classification Systems and an Integrated Frailty-Based Treatment Framework.
Thoracolumbar trauma in elderly patients has become increasingly important as population aging has reshaped the epidemiology of spinal injury. In the aging spine, low-energy trauma can produce clinically significant or unstable fractures because osteoporosis, degenerative stiffness, and rigid spine disorders alter mech...