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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XVIII | Pages 90 - 90
1 May 2012
Dacombe PJ Clement RG Woodard J Sahota O
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Background

Fractured neck of femurs cause substantial morbidity and mortality in elderly patients and represent a huge financial burden to the NHS. Hip fracture patients are generally malnourished on admission, often having poor nutritional inpatient intake, hindering recovery and increasing chances of “unfavourable outcome.” Nutritional care is included in intercollegiate guidelines for management of fractured neck of femur patients, but is nutrition a management priority in clinical practice?

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To evaluate protein and energy intake of acute fractured neck of femur patients depending on admission MMSE, and compare these to department of health targets.