Severity of Locomotive Syndrome Increases the Risk of Mortality: A Retrospective Study of Patients With Osteoporosis
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate a significant association between the severity of LS and mortality in patients with osteoporosis. The severity of LS may be useful as a screening tool for all-cause mortality in women with osteoporosis.
Authors
- Ryoma Asahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7475-795X)
- Masayoshi Kanai
- Kohei Maruya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5386-8450)
- Yutaka Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-1475)
- Satoshi Asano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8534-5192)
Institutions
- Japan University of Health Sciences (JP)
- Social Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.83635
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01