Muscle cross sectional area and grip torque contraction types are similarly related to pQCT derived bone strength indices in the radii of older healthy adults

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-141

  Frank, A W ^a   Lorbergs, A L ^a   Chilibeck, P D ^a   Farthing, J P ^a   Kontulainen, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone strength; Concentric torque; Eccentric torque; Osteoporosis; PQCT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; DIAPHYSIS; DYNAMOMETRY; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRICS; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; RADIUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TORQUE;

AGED; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

EID: 77954824184     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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