The Utility of Baseline Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) and Functional Status Among Hip Fracture and Distal Femur Fracture Patients - Top-Institutions - MDSpire

The Utility of Baseline Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) and Functional Status Among Hip Fracture and Distal Femur Fracture Patients

  • By

  • Jake R. McDermott

  • Jacquelyn J. Xu

  • Shivasuryan Vummidi

  • Jared M. Newman

  • Nishant Suneja

  • Michael J. Weaver

  • Eric H. Tischler

  • February 24, 2026

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Top Institutions in Orthopedic Medicine

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, MN

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopaedic Surgery
    • Geriatrics
    • Rehabilitation Medicine
    • Nutrition

  • #2

    Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)
    Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)

    New York, NY

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopaedic Surgery
    • Geriatrics
    • Nutrition

  • #3

    Johns Hopkins Hospital
    Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopaedic Surgery
    • Geriatrics
    • Rehabilitation Medicine

  • #4

    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, MA

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopaedic Surgery
    • Geriatrics
    • Nutrition
    • Rehabilitation Medicine

  • #5

    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center
    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center

    San Francisco, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Orthopaedic Surgery
    • Geriatrics
    • Nutrition

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The Utility of Baseline Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) and Functional Status Among Hip Fracture and Distal Femur Fracture Patients

  • by Jake R. McDermott, Jacquelyn J. Xu, Shivasuryan Vummidi, Jared M. Newman, Nishant Suneja, Michael J. Weaver, Eric H. Tischler

  • February 24, 2026

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