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Original Research: Trauma

Utilizing psoas muscle cross-sectional area to predict functional outcome

Philip M. EdmundsonBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Ryan BaloghBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3108-756XView further author information
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Jordin K. ShelleyBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9047-3300View further author information
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Arash ShirvaniBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasView further author information
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Ankit H. ShahBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-0114View further author information
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Jennifer CaeroBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0116-9778View further author information
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Estrella ThomasBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9836-8919View further author information
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Megan ReynoldsBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8155-7200View further author information
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Evan Elizabeth McShanBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9250-3240View further author information
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Monica M. BennettBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TexasORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7506-7160View further author information
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Pages 468-472 | Received 23 Jun 2019, Accepted 19 Apr 2023, Published online: 08 May 2023

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