Abstract:Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a predictive nomogram model incorporating multiple biomarkers for assessing the likelihood of postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in elderly patients with fractures.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted in 320 elderly patients with fractures treated at Guyuan People's Hospital Affiliated with Ningxia Medical University between January 2022 and December 2025. Using a hold-out method, patients were randomly allocated in a 7:3 ratio to a development cohort (n = 224) and a validation cohort (n = 96). Clinical data were collected, and LASSO regression was used to select key variables for inclusion in a multivariable logistic regression model. Independent risk factors were used to construct a nomogram. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, calibration curves, decision curve analysis (DCA), and clinical impact curves (CIC) were used to evaluate predictive performance and clinical utility.Results Patients with DVT were older and had higher, white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil count, D-dimer (D-D), prothrombin time, fibrinogen (FIB), interleukin-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), and systemic immune-inflammation index; longer onset-to-admission and operative times; and lower albumin (ALB), albumin-to-globulin ratio, and total protein than patients without DVT (P < 0.05). Multivariable logistic regression identified advanced age [O^R = 1.082 (95% CI: 1.002, 1.169) ], smoking history [O^R = 4.512 (95% CI: 1.476, 13.790) ], prolonged onset-to-admission time [O^R = 1.092 (95% CI: 1.034, 1.153) ], elevated WBC [O^R = 1.580 (95% CI: 1.200, 2.081) ], decreased ALB [O^R = 0.866 (95% CI: 0.761, 0.984) ], elevated D-D [O^R = 1.517 (95% CI: 1.084, 2.124) ], elevated FIB [O^R = 1.774 (95% CI: 1.150, 2.735) ], and elevated CRP [O^R = 1.109 (95% CI: 1.025, 1.200) ] as independent risk factors for postoperative DVT in elderly patients with fractures (P < 0.05). The AUCs were 0.855 (95% CI: 0.789, 0.920) in the development cohort and 0.901 (95% CI: 0.806, 0.995) in the validation cohort. Sensitivity, specificity, and the Youden index were 82.5% (95% CI: 0.762, 0.873), 75.5% (95% CI: 0.691, 0.810), and 0.580 in the development cohort and 88.9% (95% CI: 0.800, 0.948), 74.4% (95% CI: 0.644, 0.830), and 0.633 in the validation cohort, respectively. Hosmer-Lemeshow tests indicated good model fit in both cohorts (P > 0.10). DCA showed net benefit across threshold probabilities of 0.05-0.96 in the development cohort; at thresholds of 0.10-0.50, the model provided greater net benefit than either treat-all or treat-none strategies. The validation cohort showed net benefit across thresholds of 0.05-0.98. CIC analysis showed close agreement between predicted and observed DVT cases at thresholds of 0.10-1.00, with absolute errors of < 8 cases and relative errors of < 15%.Conclusion This nomogram based on multidimensional biomarkers accurately stratifies DVT risk following fracture surgery in elderly patients, offering evidence-based guidance for individualized thromboprophylaxis protocols.