Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Determination of reference values for abdominal skeletal muscle compartments in Turkish children.
Tuğba Aydın, Eda Cingöz, Amine Durmuş, Yunus Emre Çakmaklı, İrem Ünal, Taha Kızılkurt, Elif Bahat, Nalan Çapan, Memduh Dursun, Ilhan Karacan, Gulistan Bahat
Published: 202510.1177/10538127251407660
Abstract
BackgroundSarcopenia, defined by reduced muscle strength and low muscle mass, is associated with chronic diseases, malnutrition, and growth retardation in children. Computed tomography (CT) is considered the gold standard for assessing skeletal muscl…
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