Bone geometry and strength adaptations to physical constraints inherent in different sports: Comparison between elite female soccer players and swimmers

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 342-351

  Ferry, Beatrice ^a   Duclos, Martine ^b   Burt, Lauren ^f   Therre, Perrine ^c   Le Gall, Franck ^d   Jaffré, Christelle ^e   Courteix, Daniel ^a  

^a CLERMONT AUVERGNE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INRA and University of Auvergne   (France)

^c French Swimming Federation   (France)

^d French Federation of Soccer   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

^f AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone geometry; Bone mineral density; Hip structure analysis; Soccer; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR SHAFT; FOOTBALL; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SWIMMING; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SOCCER; SWIMMING;

EID: 79959977292     PISSN: 09148779     EISSN: 14355604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00774-010-0226-8     Document Type: Article

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