Comparison of lower leg muscle strength and grip strength for diagnosing slower gait speed in the elderly

OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia, decreased muscle volume and muscle weakness in the elderly is a serious risk of various adverse outcomes. Current diagnostic procedure for sarcopenia includes gait speed, grip strength, and percentage of skeletal muscle volume. However, lower leg muscle strength decreases muc...

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Autores principales: Ohta, Junko, Seki, Momoyo, Ao, Misora, Okajima, Rina, Kuwabara, Akiko, Takaoka, Hiroko, Aoyama, Kaoru, Tanaka, Kiyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Osteoporosis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6372762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30775517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afos.2017.07.001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6372762/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30775517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afos.2017.07.001

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