Good Rehabilitation Outcomes and Improved Nutritional Status After Treatment With the Japanese Herbal Medicine Ninjin'yoeito in an Elderly Patient With Hip Fracture and Sarcopenia: A Case Report

Good Rehabilitation Outcomes and Improved Nutritional Status After Treatment With the Japanese Herbal Medicine Ninjin'yoeito in an Elderly Patient With Hip Fracture and Sarcopenia: A Case Report

We report a case involving a 92-year-old man who successfully received treatment with ninjin'yoeito, a Japanese herbal medicine, during the rehabilitation phase after hip fracture surgery. The patient was diagnosed with a left femoral neck fracture and underwent surgery. Two weeks after surgery...

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Main Authors: Akinori Morinaga, Hiroki Nakamura, Kenji Hattanmaru, Natasya Trivena Rokot, Yoko Kimura, Takashi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
Subjects:
ninjin'yoeito
sarcopenia
frailty
rehabilitation
body composition
hip fracture
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2020.00085/full

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