Southampton Arm Fracture Frailty and Sarcopenia Study (SAFFSS): a study protocol for the feasibility of assessing frailty and sarcopenia among older patients with an upper limb fracture

INTRODUCTION: Falls are a major health problem for older people; 35% of people aged 65+ years fall every year, leading to fractures in 10%–15%. Upper limb fractures are often the first sign of osteoporosis and routine screening for osteoporosis is recommended by the National Institute for Health and...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Ibrahim, Kinda, Mullee, Mark, Yao, Guiqing Lily, Zhu, Shihua, Baxter, Mark, Tilly, Simon, Russell, Cynthia, Roberts, Helen C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6701623/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31420400
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031275
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