Easy surveillance of muscle volume decline in chronic liver disease patients using finger‐circle (yubi‐wakka) test

Easy surveillance of muscle volume decline in chronic liver disease patients using finger‐circle (yubi‐wakka) test

Abstract Background Muscle atrophy (MA) and muscle strength decline are important clinical features in chronic liver disease (CLD) patients. An easy to perform MA screening method without need for special equipment would be helpful. We evaluated the usefulness of the previously reported finger‐circl...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Hiraoka, Hirofumi Izumoto, Hidetaro Ueki, Takeaki Yoshino, Toshihiko Aibiki, Tomonari Okudaira, Hiroka Yamago, Yoshifumi Suga, Ryuichiro Iwasaki, Hideomi Tomida, Kenichiro Mori, Hideki Miyata, Eiji Tsubouchi, Masato Kishida, Tomoyuki Ninomiya, Masashi Hirooka, Masanori Abe, Bunzo Matsuura, Yoichi Hiasa, Kojiro Michitaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Muscle atrophy
Sarcopenia
Chronic liver disease
Finger‐circle test
CT
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12392

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12392

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