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Patient Optimization-Strategies That Work: Malnutrition.

Gregory J Golladay¹, Jibanananda Satpathy¹, William A Jiranek¹

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia.

The Journal of Arthroplasty

|April 28, 2016

Summary

Optimizing patient nutrition before joint replacement surgery can reduce complications like infection and improve wound healing. Nutritional assessment is crucial for successful perioperative management in arthroplasty.

Keywords:

arthroplasty infection malnutrition optimization wound healing

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Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report

Published on: May 30, 2025

Area of Science:

Orthopedic Surgery
Nutritional Science
Perioperative Medicine

Background:

Patient optimization is increasingly important in joint arthroplasty due to outcomes monitoring and bundled payment models.
Perioperative nutrition management is a key component of patient optimization for joint replacement surgery.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the literature on nutrition's impact on surgical outcomes in joint arthroplasty.
To provide guidance for surgeons on optimizing nutritional parameters in patients undergoing elective joint arthroplasty.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of published research on nutrition and surgical outcomes.
Analysis of the effects of malnutrition on patients undergoing elective joint arthroplasty.

Main Results:

Optimized nutritional parameters in patients are associated with a reduction in postoperative complications.
Key benefits include improved wound healing and decreased infection rates.

Conclusions:

Nutritional assessment and optimization are essential elements of perioperative care for patients undergoing lower extremity arthroplasty.
Implementing nutritional strategies can lead to better surgical outcomes and patient recovery.