Role of nutritional supplementation in elderly patients with hip fractures

Due to the ageing population there is an increasing incidence of hip fractures in the elderly. Oral nutritional supplements are being widely used to improve clinical outcomes and mortality post-hip fractures. The aim of this study was to review the available literature on the effects of oral nutriti...

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Main Authors: Megan Grigg, Manit Arora, Ashish D. Diwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X13000508