Rethinking Diagnostic Thresholds for CT-Defined Osteosarcopenia
Songxiahe Zhao1,2, Yibin Du1
1Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People's Hospital of Hefei), Hefei, Anhui, China.
Geriatrics & Gerontology International
|August 11, 2026
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