Combined quadriceps femoris echo intensity and thickness

Combined quadriceps femoris echo intensity and thickness predicts new-onset frailty in humans (AUC 0.854 (95% CI 0.799–0.909); sensitivity 0.835; specificity 0.772).

“the combination of echo intensity and QMT yielded an AUC value of 0.854 (95%CI 0.799-0.909)”

Humanspatients with femoral neck fracture undergoing hip replacementquadriceps femoris1 month after surgeryn = 180

Correlation of preoperative ultrasound quantitative parameters of the quadriceps femoris with new-onset frailty after hip replacement in elderly patients with femoral neck fracture

Chinese Journal of Multiple Organ Diseases in the Elderly·Oct 19, 2026