Abstract The new ICD‐10‐CM (M62. 84) code for sarcopenia represents a major step
forward in recognizing sarcopenia as a disease. This should lead to an increase in …

Sarcopenia, the age-related skeletal muscle decline, is associated with relevant clinical and
socioeconomic negative outcomes in older persons. The study of this phenomenon and the …

The four major comments of muscle wasting disease are cachexia, sarcopenia, malnutrition
and congenital. 1, 2 Of these, the most common is sarcopenia. 3–7 Since sarcopenia is a …

Sarcopenia is a condition that is characterized by loss of muscle mass, muscle strength and
muscle functional impairment with ageing. The definition of sarcopenia has been through …

Sarcopenia and the New ICD-10-CM Code: Screening, Staging, and Diagnosis Considerations
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As of October 1, 2016, sarcopenia will have its own International Classification of Disease,
Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM). The assigned code will be M62. 84 and …

Methods The aim of this paper is to define terms commonly related to sarcopenia to enable
standardization of these terms in research and clinical settings. The Global Leadership …

This year, two new consensus conferences on the diagnosis and management of
sarcopenia have been published. 1, 2 Both confirm the need to screen for sarcopenia in …

Human muscle undergoes constant changes. After about age 50, muscle mass decreases at
an annual rate of 1–2%. Muscle strength declines by 1.5% between ages 50 and 60 and by …

This review provides a framework for the development of an operational definition of
sarcopenia and of the potential end points that might be adopted in clinical trials among …