Osteosarcopenia: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment—facts and numbers

Background Osteosarcopenia, the presence of osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia, is an emerging geriatric giant, which poses a serious global health burden. Methods and results The prevalence of osteosarcopenia ranges in community‐dwelling older adults [5–37% (≥65 years)] with the highest rates o...

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Published in:	Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 609 - 618
Main Authors:	Kirk, Ben, Zanker, Jesse, Duque, Gustavo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2020 John Wiley and Sons Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Age Aging Atrophy Bone Bone density Epidemiology Falls Fractures Growth factors Metabolism Monoclonal antibodies Mortality Muscle Older people Osteoporosis Osteosarcopenia Pathophysiology Proteins Risk factors Sarcopenia Trauma Women Falls Muscle Fractures Bone Mortality Osteosarcopenia
ISSN:	2190-5991, 2190-6009, 2190-6009
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