Fat infiltration in muscle: new evidence for familial clustering and associations with diabetes.
OBJECTIVE: Increased fat infiltration in skeletal muscle has been associated with diabetes. Quantitative computed tomography (QCT) can ...
Relative strength of the tibia and fibula and locomotor behavior in hominoids
The fibula has rarely been considered in comparative morphological studies, probably due to its relatively minor role in carrying mecha...
The rate of muscle temperature increase during acute whole-body vibration exercise
This study compared the rate of muscle temperature (T (m)) increase during acute whole-body vibration (WBV), to that of stationary cycl...
Decline of specific peak jumping power with age in master runners
Background: It is difficult to disentangle the effects of pure ageing from those of disuse. Master athletes, however, provide an opport...
Impact of parathyroid status and Ca and vitamin-D supplementation on bone mass and muscle-bone relationships in 208 Belarussian children after thyroidectomy because of thyroid carcinoma
This observational study analyzes Ca-P metabolism and its impact on bone mass accrual and density and the muscle-bone mass/mass relatio...
Risk factors for falls among elderly persons living in the community
To study risk factors for falling, we conducted a one-year prospective investigation, using a sample of 336 persons at least 75 years o...
Bone mineral density in chimpanzees, humans, and Japanese macaques
We performed a comparative study of bone mechanical properties in the radii of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), humans (Homo sapiens), an...
Is a school-based physical activity intervention effective for increasing tibial bone strength in boys and girls
This 16-month randomized, controlled school-based study compared change in tibial bone strength between 281 boys and girls participatin...
Age of attainment of peak bone mass is site specific in Swedish men–The GOOD study
Results from this study suggest that PBM has been attained in the spine and femoral neck, but not in the radius or tibia, in 18- to 20-...