Title: Sarcopenia assessed by DXA and hand-grip dynamometer: a potential marker of damage, disability and myokines imbalance in inflammatory myopathies.
Margherita GianniniAnne-Laure CharlesCharles EvrardJulien BlaessMaude Bouchard-MarmenLéa DebrutSimone PerniolaGilles LavernyRose-Marie JavierAnne CharlouxBernard GenyAlain MeyerPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2024)
DXA and hand-grip dynamometer are useful tools to assess damage in IM. Irisin and osteonectin may play a role in IM damage pathogenesis.