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SUBMITTER: Ko SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9323344 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ko Seo Hee SH Park Sang Jun SJ Kim Na Young NY Jeon Woohyuk W Shin Dong Ah DA Kim Shin Hyung SH
Journal of clinical medicine 20220706 14
Preoperative sarcopenic status can affect length of hospital stay and patient outcomes after surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of preoperative handgrip strength (HGS) on length of stay (LOS) and outcomes after lumbar fusion surgery. HGS was measured preoperatively, and the cut-off value for low HGS was <28 kg for men and <18 kg for women. Perioperative patient outcomes were compared between patients with low and normal HGS. A total of 225 patients, consisting of 86 an ...[more]