Ultrasonographic evaluation of the calf muscle mass and architecture in elderly patients with and without sarcopenia

KUYUMCU, MEHMET; HALİL, MELTEM; Kara, Ozgur; Cuni, Bledjan; ÇAĞLAYAN, GÖKHAN; Guven, Serdar; YEŞİL, YUSUF; Arik, Gunes; DOĞU, BURCU; CANKURTARAN, MUSTAFA; ÖZÇAKAR, LEVENT

doi:10.1016/j.archger.2016.04.004

Ultrasonographic evaluation of the calf muscle mass and architecture in elderly patients with and without sarcopenia

KUYUMCU M. E., HALİL M. G., Kara O., Cuni B., ÇAĞLAYAN G., Guven S., ...Daha Fazla

ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS, cilt.65, ss.218-224, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 65
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.04.004
Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.218-224
Anahtar Kelimeler: Older adult, Sarcopenia, Gastrocnemius, Fat, Ultrasound, Architecture, OLDER-ADULTS, ASSOCIATION, PREVALENCE, STRENGTH, MOBILITY, INDEX
Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background/objectives: To sonographically assess the muscle mass and architecture of sarcopenic elderly subjects, and to explore the utility of ultrasound (US) measurements in predicting sarcopenia.