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Thresholds and Mortality Associations of Paraspinous Muscle Sarcopenia in Older Trauma Patients

Stephen J. Kaplan, Kun Zhao, Melanie Koren, Itay Bentov, May J. Reed, Tam N. Pham

2020JAMA Surgery30 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

This cohort study examines the correlation between paraspinous sarcopenia at the T12 level and threshold and the association with long-term outcomes in older trauma patients.

Topics & Concepts

SarcopeniaMedicineCohortAssociation (psychology)Cohort studyInjury Severity ScoreCorrelationGerontologyInternal medicineEmergency medicineInjury preventionPoison controlEpistemologyMathematicsGeometryPhilosophyNutrition and Health in AgingFrailty in Older AdultsBody Composition Measurement Techniques