Association Between Standard Gait Measures and Anterior Quadriceps Muscle Thickness as Measured by Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

• Main Authors: Uyanga Ganbat (Author), Boris Feldman (Author), Shane Arishenkoff (Author), Graydon Meneilly (Author), Kenneth Madden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc., 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Gait parameters and sarcopenia both predict falls risk among older adults. Our objective was to evaluate whether fast, easy-to-obtain measures of anterior thigh muscle by point of care ultrasound (POCUS) are significantly associated with standard gait measures. Methods: All subjects were...