Osteosarcopenia: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment—facts and numbers

Abstract Background Osteosarcopenia, the presence of osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia, is an emerging geriatric giant, which poses a serious global health burden. Methods and results The prevalence of osteosarcopenia ranges in community‐dwelling older adults [5–37% (≥65 years)] with the highes...

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Main Authors: Ben Kirk, Jesse Zanker, Gustavo Duque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12567