Abstract DGU

Abstract

Postoperative early mobilization is critical to prevent postoperative complications in elderly patients with hip fractures. Postoperative mobility varies vastly among orthogeriatric patients. To predict postoperative mobility, it is essential to take multiple and patient-specific factors into account. Malnutrition can be frequently found in geriatric patients and was shown to be a risk factor for postoperative complications. The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) has been widely used as an indicator to assess the nutritional and immunological condition of patients. This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of the PNI for early postoperative mobility in geriatric patients with pertrochanteric femur fractures. We hypothesized that patients with a lower PNI have impaired postoperative mobility.