Phen HM, Jones C, Kravets VG, et al. - A retrospective observational cohort study to assess the association of nutrition parameters and the modified frailty index on postsurgical complications within a young patient population sustaining lower extremity orthopedic trauma. Between 2006 to 2018, researchers included a total of 17,109 adult patients under the age of 65 sustaining lower extremity fractures undergoing operative intervention. The results of this study demonstrate that frailty and malnutrition in conjunction prognosticates a subset of individuals with a higher risk of postoperative complications beyond that of frailty or malnutrition in isolation. During hospitalization, identification of these physiological states on admission allows for interventional opportunities.