Sarcopenia in Egypt: epidemiology of sarcopenia risk among older adults presenting with fragility fractures—an initiative by the Egyptian Academy of Bone Health

Sarcopenia in Egypt: epidemiology of sarcopenia risk among older adults presenting with fragility fractures—an initiative by the Egyptian Academy of Bone Health

Abstract Purpose (1) This was a multi-center, cross-sectional, observational study. Both old men and postmenopausal women over 50 years old who were admitted with an osteoporotic fracture (whether hip fracture or major osteoporosis) were consecutively recruited for this work and managed under the Fr...

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Main Authors: Yasser El Miedany, Maha El Gaafary, Naglaa Gadallah, Walaa Elwakil, Waleed Hassan, Nihal Fathi, Mohammed Hassan Abu-Zaid, Samar abd Alhamed Tabra, Radwa H. Shalaby, Safaa Mahran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-12-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Sarcopenia
Bone mineral density
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Disability
Fractures
Falls
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-023-00232-7

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