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Using the Nationwide Readmission Database, we identified all adults undergoing a minor amputation between 2010 and 2015, and assessed 90-day outcomes, including readmission, reamputation, mortality, and cumulative hospitalization costs. Frailty was defined by International Classification of Diseases codes consistent with the ten frailty clusters as defined by the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Group System. Multivariable regression models were developed for risk adjustment. An estimated 302\u00a0798 patients (mean age = 61.8\u00a0years) were identified, of which 15.2% were categorized as Frail. Before adjustment, frailty was associated with increased rates of readmission (44% vs. 36%, P &lt; .001) and in-hospital mortality (4% vs. 2%, P &lt; .001). Frailty was also associated with increased cumulative costs of care ($39\u00a0417 vs. $27\u00a0244, P &lt; .001). 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