WHAT’S NEW?
- The presence of sarcopenia in patients with knee OA is evaluated multidimensional way, including body composition parameters, ultrasonographic muscle structure evaluations, isometric muscle strength evaluations, handgrip strength and walking speed evaluations, biochemical evaluations, anthropometric measurements and comprehensive functional evaluation tests measured by DEXA were examined.
- The relation between OA and sarcopenia was aimed to be investigated as well as the most practical, easily accessible and inexpensive method for investigating sarcopenia was aimed to be identified.