Issn Print: 0195-9131

Publication Date: 2003/05/01


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BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN FEMALE OLYMPIC WINTER SPORT ATHLETES

N L. Meyer; J M. Shaw; M M. Manore; A W. Subudhi; E W. Askew; B B. Shultz; J A. Walker

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Author Information: The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital and the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

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Bone osteogenesis results when mechanical loading occurs at high magnitudes and rates, in unusual patterns, and is repeated regularly. Elite winter sports elicit such loading characteristics in addition to unique vibration forces.
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