Computed Tomographic Measurements of Thigh Muscle Cross-Sectional Area and Attenuation Coefficient Predict Hip Fracture: The Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study

Fatty infiltration of muscle, myosteatosis, increases with age and results in reduced muscle strength and function and increased fall risk. However, it is unknown if increased fatty infiltration of muscle predisposes to hip fracture. We measured the mean Hounsfield unit (HU) of the lean tissue withi...

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Autores principales: Lang, Thomas, Cauley, Jane A, Tylavsky, Frances, Bauer, Douglas, Cummings, Steven, Harris, Tamara B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153392/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20422623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.090807

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