ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2021
Diagnosing sarcopenia: Functional perspectives and a new algorithm from the ISarcoPRM.
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Who cites it
92 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evidence-based position paper on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) professional practice for persons with sarcopenia. The European PRM position (UEMS PRM Section).European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Frailty in COPD: Clinical Impact, Diagnosis, Biomarkers, and Management Strategies.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Pooled it
- Use of the Ishii Test for screening sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studies.BMC geriatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Diagnostic test accuracy of ultrasound for sarcopenia diagnosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of high-intensity training on fatty infiltration in paraspinal muscles in elderly males with osteosarcopenia - the randomized controlled FrOST study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Trial
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- Resistance training with or without nutritional supplementation showed no influence on muscle thickness in old-institutionalized adults: a secondary analysis of the Vienna Active Ageing Study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Trial
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- Body Mass Index-Adjusted Rectus Femoris Muscle Thickness as a Simple Indicator for Exercise Tolerance in Patients With Heart Failure.Circulation reports · 2026Article
- Sarcopenia is associated with poor survival among patients with non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma and venous tumor thrombus.World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Comment to the Article "Association of Sarcopenia with Pain and Disability in Hand Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional, Single-Center Study".Archives of rheumatology · 2026Article
- Sarcopenia and Physical Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Single-Centre Cross-Sectional Study (The SOSA Study).The clinical respiratory journal · 2026Article
- Sarcopenia severity and physical fitness levels in nursing home residents and community-dwelling older adults.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Methodological standards for body composition assessment-an expert-endorsed guide for research and clinical applications: bioimpedance, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computerized tomography, and ultrasound methods.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Review
- Does sarcopenia influence rotator cuff tear patterns? Radiological insights from patients with rotator cuff syndrome.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Comment to the article: The value of inspiratory muscle training on poststroke sarcopenia and its effect on rehabilitation outcomes.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Temporal fossa radio- and sonoanatomy revisited: a multimodal approach to standardizing temporalis muscle thickness measurement.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Review
- Establishing Ultrasound Thresholds for Sarcopenia Diagnosis in Older Brazilian Adults.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Imaging Cancer-associated Cachexia: Utilizing Clinical Imaging Modalities for Early Diagnosis.Radiology. Imaging cancer · 2025Review
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Abstract
Sarcopenia is an important public health problem, characterized by age-related loss of muscle mass and muscle function. It is a precursor of physical frailty, mobility limitation, and premature death. Muscle loss is mainly due to the loss of type II muscle fibres, and progressive loss of motor neurones is thought to be the primary underlying factor. Anterior thigh muscles undergo atrophy earlier, and the loss of anterior thigh muscle function may therefore be an antecedent finding. The aim of this review is to provide an in-depth (and holistic) neuromusculoskeletal approach to sarcopenia. In addition, under the umbrella of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM), a novel diagnostic algorithm is proposed, developed with the consensus of experts in the special interest group on sarcopenia (ISarcoPRM). The advantages of this algorithm over the others are: special caution concerning disorders related to the renin-angiotensin system at the case finding stage; emphasis on anterior thigh muscle mass and function loss; incorporation of ultrasound for the first time to measure the anterior thigh muscle; and addition of a chair stand test as a power/performance test to assess anterior thigh muscle function. Refining and testing the algorithm remains a priority for future research.
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