Sporting activity does not fully prevent bone demineralization at the impaired hip in athletes with amputation

There is lack of information about bone mineralization at the lumbar spine and bilateral hips of athletes with unilateral lower limb amputation. The present study assessed for the first time the areal bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and at the hip of the able and impaired leg by means of Du...

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Main Authors: Valentina Cavedon, Marco Sandri, Ilaria Peluso, Carlo Zancanaro, Chiara Milanese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2022.934622/full