Clinical study of preoperative skeletal muscle mass as a predictor of physical performance recovery following palliative surgery for spinal metastases

Ushiku, C; Akiyama, S; Ikegami, T; Inoue, T; Shinohara, A; Kobayashi, S; Kajiwara, T; Arimura, D; Katsumi, S; Obata, S; Soshi, S; Saito, M

Ushiku, C (通讯作者),Jikei Univ, Dept Orthopaed Surg, Kashiwa Hosp, Kashiwashita 163-1, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778567, Japan.

JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SCIENCE, 2023; 28 (4): 874

Abstract

Background: Surgical treatment of spinal metastases has been associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients with sarcopenia based on low ske......

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