Effects of Bisphosphonates and Nutritional Supplementation After a Hip Fracture
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2009-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The study hypothesis is that nutritional supplementation together with bisphosphonates have a
better preserving effect on bone mineral density (BMD) after hip fracture than
bisphosphonates alone and that nutritional supplementation given postoperatively for 6 months
preserve lean body mass in elderly hip fracture patients.