The role of ultrasonographically measured rectus femoris muscle on falls in community-dwelling older adults: a single-center study.

Merve Güner Oytunİlker BoğaSemra TopuzArzu Okyar BaşSerdar CeylanSüheyla ÇöteliZeynep KahyaoğluCafer BalcıBurcu Balam DoğuMustafa CankurtaranMeltem Halil

Published in: European geriatric medicine (2023)

Decreased RF and RFCSA determined by muscle US is a potentially modifiable risk factor for falls in older adults. Muscle US may be used for determining the risk of falls in older adults.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
physical activity
community dwelling