Impact of sarcopenia on intertrochanteric femoral fracture in the elderly
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of skeletal sarcopenia on the prognosis of intertrochanteric fracture in the elderly. Methods We collected information on 144 patients with femoral intertrochanteric fracture (FIF). The influence of sarcopenia on the chance of death was d...
Main Authors: | Shunli Jiang, Yu Ding, Lixing Kang |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2022-06-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/13445.pdf |
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