OBJECTIVE To evaluate the contribution of specific nutritional deficiencies (as indicated by zinc; vitamin A, C, and E; albumin; and haemoglobin concentrations) to the risk of pressure sores. DESIGN Observational cohort study. SETTING St James's University Hospital, Leeds. SUBJECTS 21 elderly patients presenting consecutively to the orthopaedic unit with femoral neck fracture. MAIN OUTC...

An important objective of occupational therapy practice is to maximise functional potential in patients who have physical disabilities. Pressure sores are a major complication in the medical course of these individuals. Therefore, prevention, or at least the proper management, of these sores becomes an important focus for occupational therapists who treat the physically disabled patient. Occupa...