Physical performance and sarcopenia assessment in patients with a recent fracture visiting the Fracture Liaison Service.
Merle R ScheneHanna C WillemsAnnemariek H M DriessenLisanne VrankenFrederik Okke Lambers HeerspinkHeinrich M J JanzingRobert Y van der VeldeJoop P W van den BerghCaroline E WyersPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2024)
Physical performance is significantly lower in FLS patients compared to healthy peers, especially in patients with hip, major or prevalent VF. These findings underline the need to assess and improve the physical performance of FLS patients, despite a low prevalence of sarcopenia.