Comparison of pQCT parameters between ulna and radius in retired elite gymnasts: The skeletal benefits associated with long-term gymnastics are bone- and site-specific

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 247-255

  Ducher, Gaele ^a   Hill, B L ^a   Angeli, T ^b   Bass, S L ^a   Eser, P ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bone geometry; Forearm; Gymnastics; Peripheral quantitative computed tomography; Volumetric bone density

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIUS; SPORTING EVENT; TRABECULAR BONE; ULNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; ORGAN SIZE; RADIUS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; ULNA; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 73649131226     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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