Changes in bone mineral density in unconscious immobile stroke patients from the acute to chronic phases of brain diseases
Objectives: Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) is observed in immobile stroke patients. But it is not clarified yet how rapidly BMD reduction occurs or what the most influencing factor to BMD loss is. Methods: BMDs in the lumbar vertebrae and the proximal femur of the paralyzed side were measured...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405525522000437 |