Age and ageing
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Nutritional supplementation of elderly hip fracture patients. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
undernourishment is common in elderly hip fracture patients and has been linked to poorer recovery and increased post-operative complications. ⋯ based on our results, we cannot recommend routine nutritional supplementation of all elderly hip fracture patients. While nutritional supplementation may be useful in decreasing complications, this reduction does not result in improvement in functional recovery and nor does it decrease fracture-related mortality. Selected patients may, however, benefit from nutritional supplementation.