The size and density of muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue are independently associated with the risk of mortality in older women with different hip fracture types
In different HF groups, the size and density of proximal femur muscles and surrounding SAT demonstrated varying associations with post-fracture mortality in older women, independent of age, BMI, and clinical risk scores.
Authors
- Yangtong Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9835-578X)
- Jing Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2163-5427)
- Yuehua Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8028-248X)
- Rui Jiang
- Y. Hu
- Haoyan Yu
Institutions
- Soochow University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (CN)
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
- Published
- 2025-09-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-06269-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01