@article{ref1,
title="Fall risk and fracture. Diagnosing sarcopenia and sarcopenic leg to prevent fall and fracture : Its difficulty and pit falls",
journal="Clinical calcium",
year="2013",
author="Hida, Tetsuro and Harada, Atsushi",
volume="23",
number="5",
pages="707-712",
abstract="Diagnosis of sarcopenia is based on the combination of physical-performance assessment and muscle-mass measurement. Physical performance was estimated by gait speed and grip strength. Common measuring procedures for skeletal muscle mass were dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) . Skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) was calculated from following formula ; [SMI (kg/m(2)) = (arm lean mass + leg lean mass) /height(2)] . Sarcopenia and sarcopenic leg are associated with poor body balance, falls, and subsequent fracture. Treatment of sarcopenia may result in successful prevention of fall and fracture for frail elderly.<p /> <p>Language: ja</p>",
language="ja",
issn="0917-5857",
doi="CliCa1305707712",
url="http://dx.doi.org/CliCa1305707712"
}