XR® is currently conducting clinical trials in evaluating the impact of targeted nutritional supplementation in trauma patients post surgery and injury.
Trauma Studies:
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Reduced Post Op Complications and Muscle Wasting After Fracture Fixation
Patients who received 2 wks of Amino Acid supplementation after surgery were shown to have significantly lower complication rates:
*Nonunion rates:
5.1% tx group vs 13.2% control
*Over-all complication rates:
30.5% tx group vs. 43.8% control
*Preserved muscle mass at 6 wks:
-.33 kg tx group vs –0.9 kg control
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JBJS 2022 Hendrickson
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Conditionally Essential Amino Acid Supplementation Reduces Postoperative Muscle Wasting in Orthopedic Trauma Patients
Patients randomized to standard nutrition had significant FFM loss compared to those receiving additional CEAA supplementation 6 weeks after surgery.
*Control was −1.28 kg (P = .004)
vs.
*Among CEAA was -.56 kg
At 12 weeks, the control group decreased FFM further from baseline while the CEAA group mostly recovered their loss.
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Miller Curr Dev Nutr 2020
Additional Research:
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Knee
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Hip
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Rotator Cuff
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Muscle Loss
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ACL
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Spine
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