Adductor pollicis muscle thickness has a low association with muscle mass in hospitalized patients.
Introduction: The adductor pollicis muscle thickness (APMT) is located between two bony structures allowing movement of the thumb. It has been proposed that APMT can be used as a new technique for evaluating muscle mass and, thus, be used in clinical practice as a predictor of muscle mass loss. The...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Asociación Para el Progreso de la Biomedicina
2017-02-01
|
| Series: | Jounal of Negative and No Positive Results |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.jonnpr.com/pdf/1212.pdf |