Kohei Sato, Hironori Tsuji, Masanori Yorimitsu, Takenori Uehara, Yuki Okazaki, Shinichiro Takao, Toshiaki Hata, Shiro Fukuoka, Tomoyuki Noda, Hideyuki Kanda, Toshifumi Ozaki
Sarcopenia and malnutrition are increasing in older adults and are reported risk factors for functional impairment after hip fracture surgery. This study aimed to investigate the associations between skeletal muscle mass loss, malnutrition, and postoperative walking ability in patients with hip fracture. We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent intertrochanteric fracture surgery at our institute. The psoas muscle index, controlling nutritional status score, and functional ambulation category (FAC) were used to evaluate skeletal muscle mass, nutritional status, and walking ability, respectively...
October 2023: Acta Medica Okayama