Oral Nutritional Optimization in Total Joint Arthroplasty

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect on hematological markers of nutritional intervention on nutritionally deficient patients following total joint replacement surgery.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patient are current candidates for elective primary total hip and total knee arthroplasty
2. Patients ≥55 years of age but ≤ 95
3. Patients who meet at least one of the following three laboratory criteria for malnutrition:

TSerum Albumin: ≤3.5 mg/dl Pre-Albumin: \<15 mg/dl Transferrin: \<200 mg/dl

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous history of septic arthritis
2. Allergy to oral supplementation
3. Inability to consume oral supplementation
4. Protein malabsorption syndromes
5. Eating disorders
6. End stage renal and hepatic disease
7. Revision surgery, non-elective surgery, hemiarthroplasty, and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty

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