Throwing induces substantial torsional adaptation within the midshaft humerus of male baseball players

Bone

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 931-941

  Warden, Stuart J ^a   Bogenschutz, Elizabeth D ^a   Smith, Heather D ^a   Gutierrez, Anthony R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Exercise; Growth and development; Mechanical loading; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASEBALL; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MASS; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMERUS; LOADING TEST; MALE; MECHANICAL TORSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; RANGE OF MOTION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ATHLETES; BASEBALL; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TORSION, MECHANICAL;

EID: 70349275174     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.07.075     Document Type: Article

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