Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score as a key predictor of disability following conservative treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures.
Tetsuto Yamaura, Keishi Maruo, Tomoyuki Kusukawa, Masakazu Toi, Masaru Hatano, Kazuma Nagao, Yutaka Horinouchi, Hayato Oishi, Fumihiro Arizumi, Kazuya Kishima, Toshiya Tachibana
Published: 202610.1007/s00198-025-07826-1
Abstract
This study investigated risk factors for disability in elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures treated conservatively. Of 173 patients, 27.7% remained disabled at 12 months. Higher CONUT scores, lower lumbar indentation value, and hosp…
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