Abstract
Rationale: Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome related to negative outcomes such as falls; length of hospital stay and mortality. For its diagnosis the EWGSOP2 tool (European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People) is done through the evaluation of loss of strength and muscle mass. In clinical practice, there may be difficulties in carrying out these measures. Alternative and simpler tools, like the SARC-F (Strength, Assistance with walking, Rise from a chair, Climb stairs and Falls ) and SARC-CALF, have been suggested to identify the risk of sarcopenia in the elderly.
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