Pre-admission Nutritional Risk as an Independent Predictor of 28-Day Mortality After Hip Fracture: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Background: Hip fracture carries a substantial risk of early mortality in older adults. Malnutrition is common in this population and is closely correlated with age, frailty, and cognitive impairment, making its independent contribution to short-term mortality difficult to disentangle from these established prognostic...