Internal Medicine Journal

Utility of the Clinical Frailty Scale, Charlson Comorbidity Index and ACS NSQIP Surgical Risk Calculator in major lower limb orthopaedic surgery

By Alexa Yao, Emily Schembri, Ejoy Zhang, Raphael Hau, Christopher Fong

Study in peopleBiomarkers

The paper

Alexa Yao, Emily Schembri, Ejoy Zhang, Raphael Hau, Christopher Fong

Eastern Health

Internal Medicine Journal, 12 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1111/imj.70598 PubMed 42584172

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