Muscle size and density are independently associated with death after hip fracture: A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mortality following hip fracture is high and incompletely understood. We hypothesize that hip musculature size and quality are related to mortality following hip fracture. This study aims to investigate the associations of hip muscle area and density from hip CT with death following hip fracture as well as assess the dependence of this association on time after hip fracture.

Methods

In this secondary analysis of the prospectively collected CT images and data from the Chinese Second Hip Fracture Evaluation, 459 patients were enrolled between May 2015 and June 2016 and followed up for a median of 4.5 years. Muscle cross-sectional area and density were measured of the gluteus maximus (G.MaxM) and gluteus medius and minimus (G.Med/MinM) and aBMD of the proximal femur.

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10401534 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature