The impact of disease-related immobilization on thigh muscle mass and strength in older hospitalized patients

BACKGROUND: We assessed the quantitative changes in muscle mass and strength during 2 weeks of hospitalization in immobile and mobile acutely ill hospitalized older adults. METHODS: Forty-one patients (82.4 ± 6.6 years, 73.0% females) participated in this prospective longitudinal observational study...

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Autores principales: Rommersbach, Nikola, Wirth, Rainer, Lueg, Gero, Klimek, Christiane, Schnatmann, Mirja, Liermann, Dieter, Janssen, Gregor, Müller, Manfred James, Pourhassan, Maryam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7687989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33238889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01873-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7687989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33238889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01873-5

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