European geriatric medicine
Arm circumference predicts 12-month mortality in older adults with hip fracture.
Chiara Ceolin, Giulia Termini, Stefania Sella, Valentina Camozzi, Anna Bertocco, Marco Onofrio Torres, Alberta Cecchinato, Martin Diogo, Mor Peleg Falb, Francesca Guidolin, Maria Grazia Rodà, Michele Cannito, Antonio Berizzi, Andrea Venturin, Vito Cianci
Published: 202510.1007/s41999-025-01364-z
Abstract
PURPOSE: Hip fractures (HF) in older adults are a major public health issue due to their high incidence and association with mortality and long-term disability. Simple bedside measures reflecting nutritional and muscular status-such as handgrip stren…
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