Quantitative sonographic assessment of quadriceps muscle thickness for fall injury prediction in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: an observational cohort study

BACKGROUND: Accidental fall risk is high in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Falls are associated with fatal injury, comorbidities, and mortality. Risk assessment should be a primary component of fall prevention. This study investigated whether quadriceps muscle thickness measured using...

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Autores principales: Sai, Asuka, Tanaka, Kentaro, Ohashi, Yasushi, Kushiyama, Akifumi, Tanaka, Yoshihide, Motonishi, Shuta, Sakai, Ken, Hara, Shigeko, Ozawa, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8140437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34022848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02347-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8140437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34022848
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02347-5

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