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These injuries are associated with elevated rates of postoperative complications and mortality, significantly diminishing patients\u2019 quality of life in both the short- and long-term. The prognosis for recovery is further exacerbated in individuals with signs of malnutrition. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of four distinct nutritional assessment scores in relation to postoperative mortality in patients undergoing surgical intervention for hip fractures at 1, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. Methods: This observational study included patients admitted to the Department of Traumatology at the Medical University for the surgical management of hip fractures between January 2019 and November 2021. Nutritional assessment scores were derived from a retrospective analysis of clinical data. The statistical correlation between nutritional scores and postoperative mortality outcomes was rigorously evaluated. Results: Logistic regression analysis revealed a statistically significant correlation (p &lt; 0.01) between all four nutritional scores and postoperative mortality risk. The malnourished cohorts demonstrated a markedly higher risk of mortality compared to those with adequate nutritional status, as indicated by the following risk ratios: Graz Malnutrition Screening (risk ratio = 2.53\u20131.68), Prognostic Nutritional Index (risk ratio = 2.44\u20131.74), Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (risk ratio = 2.05\u20131.58), and Controlling Nutritional Status (risk ratio = 2.34\u20131.46). Despite these findings, the receiver operating characteristic analysis yielded area under the curve (AUC) values ranging from 0.64 to 0.68, indicating limited predictive power. Conclusions: Although a significant correlation existed between the evaluated nutritional scores and postoperative mortality, the predictive value of these scores was quantitatively low. No single nutritional assessment tool has emerged as a strong predictor of postoperative outcomes in this patient population. Consequently, implementation of any specific nutritional screening tool for standard assessment in patients with hip fractures is not recommended at this time. Nevertheless, given the established association between malnutrition and postoperative mortality, a comprehensive evaluation of nutritional status is advisable and further research is needed.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu16244280","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,11]],"date-time":"2024-12-11T12:58:49Z","timestamp":1733921929000},"page":"4280","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Predictive Feasibility of the Graz Malnutrition Screening, Controlling Nutritional Status Score, Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index, and Prognostic Nutritional Index for Postoperative Long-Term Mortality After Surgically Treated Proximal Femur Fracture"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8580-2314","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Domenik","family":"Popp","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Division of Traumatology, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria"},{"name":"Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Clinic Neunkirchen, 1090 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marie","family":"Stich-Regner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Division of Traumatology, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lukas","family":"Schmoelz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Division of Traumatology, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sara","family":"Silvaieh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephan","family":"Heisinger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Division of Traumatology, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9001-7732","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arastoo","family":"Nia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Division of Traumatology, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria"},{"name":"Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Clinic Neunkirchen, 1090 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"57s","DOI":"10.1016\/8756-3282(95)00381-9","article-title":"Epidemiology of hip fractures","volume":"18","author":"Kannus","year":"1996","journal-title":"Bone"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2010","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(06)68891-0","article-title":"Osteoporosis","volume":"367","author":"Sambrook","year":"2006","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1064","DOI":"10.1002\/jbmr.4821","article-title":"Global Epidemiology of Hip Fractures: Secular Trends in Incidence Rate, Post-Fracture Treatment, and All-Cause Mortality","volume":"38","author":"Sing","year":"2023","journal-title":"J. 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