Frailty defined by 19 items as a predictor of short-term functional recovery in patients with hip fracture.

Introduction: Many hip fracture patients have decreased functional status inhibiting recovery to pre-fracture functional status. The prevalence of frailty in patients with hip fracture is high, but little is known how frailty is associated with functional recovery. The aim of this study was to determine whether frailty can predict functional recovery and clinical outcomes during the acute phase in hip fracture.

Inadequate Postoperative Energy Intake Relative to Total Energy Requirements Diminishes Acute Phase Functional Recovery From Hip Fracture.

Objective: To investigate whether postoperative voluntary energy intake (EI) affects functional recovery with hip fracture during the acute phase.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Three acute care hospitals.

Pre-fracture nutritional status is predictive of functional status at discharge during the acute phase with hip fracture patients: A multicenter prospective cohort study.

Background & Aims: Malnutrition is common in patients with hip fractures, and elderly patients with hip fractures lose functional independence and often fail to recover previous functional status. The aim of this study was to determine whether pre-fracture nutritional status predicts functional status of patients with hip fracture at discharge from acute hospitals.

Methods: In the present multicenter prospective cohort study, pre-fracture nutritional status was assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form (MNA-SF).