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Decrease of physical activity level in adolescents with limb fractures: an accelerometry-based activity monitor study
BACKGROUND: Immobilization and associated periods of inactivity can cause osteopenia, the physiological response of the bone to disuse. Mechanical loading plays an essential role in maintaining bone integrity. Skeletal fractures represent one cause of reduction of the physical activity (PA) level in...
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3098216/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21542903 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-87 |