North Manchester General Hospital, Acute Medical Unit, North Manchester General Hospital, United Kingdom
Review Article
Systematic Review for Protein and Creatine Supplements in Peri-operative Period in Elective Musculoskeletal Surgery ? Knee and Hip Replacement
Author(s): Dillan Mistry, Thomas I Gee and Paul Lee*
Background: Nutrition is increasingly becoming a greater part of medicine and in particular surgery. Pertinent nutritional clinical goals involve reducing recovery times by supplementing patients with additional nutrients and to prepare them for elective surgery so that recovery can be optimised. To assist in achieving the aforementioned outcomes within musculoskeletal surgery, supplementation with creatine and protein/Essential Amino Acids (EAA) can be a useful addition to patient care.
Methods: A systematic review was performed using EMBASE, Scopus and Medline as search engines. This yielded 200 articles of which nine were included within the analysis.
Findings: Two articles investigated creatine supplementation in orthopaedic knee surgery whilst seven focused on protein supplementation. Both creatine studies investigated pre and post-operative supplementation an.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7921.2022.11.056
