28 February 2023 : Clinical Research
Proposal for a Simple Equation for Limb Muscle Weight Calculation
Yasutaka Kurokawa12ABCDE*, Takayuki Kurokawa3BCDEF, Misato Fujii4B, Masatoshi Tanifuji5B, Takashi Nakajin6B, Tsukasa Sato7B, Ikuko Machida4BDOI: 10.12659/MSM.938606
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938606
Table 1 Primary reasons for hospitalization.
| Diagnosis | Case number |
|---|---|
| Fractures | |
| Extremities | 41 |
| Vertebrae | 19 |
| Pelvis | 3 |
| Spinal cord injury | 1 |
| Lumbar spinal canal stenosis | 4 |
| Cervical spondylosis | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 12 |
| Pyothorax | 2 |
| Congestive heart failure | 1 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 1 |
| Cerebral ischemia | 3 |
| Alcoholism | 1 |
| Cholelithiasis | 1 |
| Heat stroke | 1 |
| Rhabdomyolysis | 1 |
| Infectious arthritis of knees | 1 |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 |
| Deep venous thrombosis | 1 |