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The Role of Diet and Nutritional Status in Recovery from Hip Fracture in the Elderly

  • 01-06-2016
  • Nutrition and Aging (MC Serra, Section Editor)
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Abstract

Malnutrition is a significant risk factor for poor functional recovery following hip fracture. General undernutrition can be assessed using nutrition assessment screening tools. Identification of nutritionally at risk individuals may prevent complications and poor recovery following a fracture. Simple nutritional supplementation has not resulted in meaningful changes in health outcomes following fracture. However, newer multidisciplinary approaches to improving nutritional status are showing improved health care outcomes. Data on the effectiveness of individual nutrients on hip fracture recovery are limited. Therefore, future studies on combined nutrition interventions (calories, protein, and individual nutrients) are warranted, using a multidisciplinary team approach, both acutely and at home following fracture.
Title
The Role of Diet and Nutritional Status in Recovery from Hip Fracture in the Elderly
Authors
Kelsey M. Mangano
Anne M. Kenny
Publication date
01-06-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Nutrition Reports / Issue 2/2016
Electronic ISSN: 2161-3311
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-016-0164-8
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