Objective: the treatment of patients with constipation to provide the scientific basis for clinical elderly lower limb fractures through different approaches to the prevention of elderly lower extremity fracture patients with constipation, , and look forward to promotion in clinical nursing. To further reduce the suffering of the patients, and the patient's condition improved play a role in fueling. Methods: admitted 60 cases of elderly patients which from February 2008 to January 2009 with lower extremity fractures as a control group. 40 males and 20 females, aged 60 to 82 years, the average age of 67. 12 cases of femoral neck fracture, intertrochanteric fractures in 9 cases, 27 cases of fracture of the tibia and fibula, patella fracture in 12 cases. 60 cases of hospitalized patients which from February 2009 to January 2010 as the experimental group. 38 males and 22 females, aged 60 to 84 years, the average 68-year-old. 12 cases of femoral neck fracture, intertrochanteric fractures in 9 cases, 26 cases of fracture of the tibia and fibula, patella fracture in 13 cases. All patients were admitted to hospital within 24 hours after the injury, past a normal diet, no history of constipation. Patients age, sex, injury location and the difference was insignificant (P> 0.05). The control group were treated with routine care of Orthopedic Surgery, doctor's advice to give to guide laxative or enema of constipation. Experimental group on the basis of the routine care of Orthopedic Surgery, the use of nursing procedures for bowel care. We observed in patients with constipation, the rate used to compare the x 2 test, P <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: the control group constipation was 35%, the experimental group after the application of nursing procedures, the constipation was 10% lower than the control group (P <0.05), significant difference
Conclusion: extremity fractures in patients with targeted care, we can reduce constipation, improve patient quality of life through the use of the nursing procedures of lower.