Association Among Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Functional Prognosis in Elderly Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.

Takako NagaiHiroshi UeiKazuyoshi Nakanishi

Published in: Indian journal of orthopaedics (2021)

Malnutrition in elderly OVCF patients decreases the acquisition of ADL and increases fall risk. Improvement of nutritional status during OVCF treatment may lead to improvement of ADL and prevention of falls.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
bone mineral density
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
community dwelling
middle aged
body composition