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 determinant...

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Main Authors: J Yamamoto, J Bergstrom, A Davis, D Wing, J T Schousboe, J F Nichols, D M Kado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5378351?pdf=render