The usefulness of muscle architecture assessed with ultrasound to identify hospitalized older adults with physical decline.

CONCLUSION: Muscle architecture (proxy of muscle quality) and functional capacities/status of hospitalized older adults are related. Thus, ultrasound seems to be a potential useful and objective screening tool for clinicians to assess/prevent physical decline during hospitalization. Larger and/or longitudinal studies are needed to confirm our findings from a pilot pragmatic study.
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Source: Experimental Gerontology - July 30, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Aubertin-Leheudre M, Martel D, Narici M, Bonnefoy M Tags: Exp Gerontol Source Type: research