Osteosarcopenia assessment in resource-limited settings
- Research Opportunity
- Honours students
- Number of Honour Places Available
- 1
- Department / Centre
- Medicine and Radiology
- Location
- Royal Melbourne Hospital
| Primary Supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Jesse Zanker | healthy-ageing@unimelb.edu.au | Personal web page |
| Co-supervisor | Number | Webpage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Cassandra Szoeke | cszoeke@unimelb.edu.au | Personal web page |
Summary This project provides an opportunity to work with a rich database spanning 20 years, already collected, to evaluate the prevalence and outcomes of osteosarcopenia in ageing women.
Project Details
Osteosarcopenia is a newly described geriatric syndrome comprised of low muscle mass, strength and function (sarcopenia) and osteoporosis (low bone mass). In resource-rich settings, osteosarcopenia can be diagnosed using physical measures and dual-energy Xray absorptiometry (DXA) measures of bone mineral density. However, it is unknown how osteosarcopenia could theoretically be diagnosed in settings without access to DXA. This study will examine a large, longitudinal database to determine the possibilities of diagnosing osteosarcopenia in the absence of DXA and consider how this knowledge could be applied in resource-poor or rural settings.
The key benefits of this project are:
- It will involve direct hands-on participant evaluation and provide clinical skills experience
- The opportunity to work with a rich database with data that spans over 20 years already collected
- The opportunity for publication
Faculty Research Themes
School Research Themes
Neuroscience & Psychiatry, Ageing, Musculoskeletal , Women's Health
Research Opportunities
Honours students
Students who are interested in joining this project will need to consider their elegibility as well as other requirements before contacting the supervisor of this research
Key Contact
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Department / Centre
Research Group / Unit / Centre
Research Node
Royal Melbourne HospitalMDHS Research library
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