Abstract: Objective  To analyze the current status,hot spots and future trends of nutrition related research in elderly fracture patients.Methods  Relevant literatures on nutrition in elderly patients with fracture in the core collection of web of science and CNKI were searched by computer from January 1,2013 to August 31,2023.and the search results were analyzed by using the software of CiteSpace,vision 6.2.R4.Results A total of 1 174 articles were included,including 366 Chinese articles and 808 English articles.In recent years,the number of literatures on nutrition related research of elderly fracture patients at home and abroad has shown an upward trend.The research hotspots abroad are hip fracture,bone mineral,vitamin D deficiency,bone mineral density,vitamin D,sarcopenia,proximal femur,population;Domestic research focuses on influencing factors,perioperative period,bone mineral density,nursing,osteoporosis,the elderly,tissue engineering,incision healing.Conclusion  Our country has certain advantages in the field of nutrition for elderly fracture patients,which can help researchers to understand the development trend,research hotspots and shortcomings of nutrition related to elderly fracture patients,and provide reference and guidance for future research.

Key words: elderly, fracture, nutrition, bibliometrics