Hip Pelvis.  2015 Jun;27(2):72-76. 10.5371/hp.2015.27.2.72.

Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis

• Ji HM
• Han J
• Won YY

• KMID: 1974383
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5371/hp.2015.27.2.72

Abstract

Public health strategies designed to accomodate the ever-increasing human lifespan are urgently required. A good clinical understanding of frailty, as well as knowledge regarding how to prevent it, will therefore be required in order to overcome this challenge. Sarcopenia is an important component of the frailty syndrome, and its association with osteoporosis can lead to fractures and incident disability. Therefore, this review examined the literatuire pertaining to the association of sarcopenia with osteoporosis in order to assess preventive strategies.

Keyword

Aged; Frail elderly; Osteoporosis; Sarcopenia

MeSH Terms

Aged
Frail Elderly
Humans
Osteoporosis*
Public Health
Sarcopenia*

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  Fig. 1 European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People-suggested algorithm for sarcopenia case finding in older individuals.

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