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Hip Fracture

New Hip Fracture Study Findings Have Been Reported from University of Vienna

Published in Blood Weekly, July 14th, 2011

2011 JUL 14 -- "The objective of this prospective randomized controlled study was to investigate the effect of nutritional supplementation on postoperative oxidative stress and duration of hospitalization in elderly patients with hip fracture. A total of fourteen women (=SG) with hip fracture received individually adapted supplements enriched with protein and antioxidants postoperatively, nine served as unsupplemented controls (=CG)," scientists writing in the journal Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift report.

"Blood samples were taken preoperatively (T1), on the day of discharge from hospital (T2) and three weeks thereafter (T3). Plasma concentrations...

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