Trunk lean mass and its association with 4 different measures of thoracic kyphosis in older community dwelling persons

BACKGROUND: The causes of age-related hyperkyphosis (HK) include osteoporosis, but only 1/3 of those most severely affected have vertebral fractures, suggesting that there are other important, and potentially modifiable causes. We hypothesized that muscle mass and quality may be important determinan...

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Autores principales: Yamamoto, J., Bergstrom, J., Davis, A., Wing, D., Schousboe, J. T., Nichols, J. F., Kado, D. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28369088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174710

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378351/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28369088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174710

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