Assessing Muscle Mass in the Orthopedic Clinical Setting: Application of the Ultrasound Sarcopenia Index in Elderly Subjects with a Recent Femoral Fracture.

Luca Di Lenarda Alex Bouite StellaChiara RattiLuca RuggieroMonica BernardLuisa Priscamaria CavarzeraniGianluca CantonLuigi Murena

Published in: Nutrients (2024)

The application of the USI in the orthopedic surgery setting is feasible and might support the diagnosis of sarcopenia when combined with other measures of strength and function.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
skeletal muscle
minimally invasive
magnetic resonance imaging
coronary artery bypass
middle aged
computed tomography
acute coronary syndrome