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Article: Relationship of extremity muscle torque and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women.
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- Physical Therapy
- Article date:
- May 1, 1990
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Key Words: Bone and bones; Menopause; Muscle peformance, measurement; Osteoporosis; Torsion.
Osteoporosis is a clinical condition in which progressive loss of bone predisposes the skeleton to fractures. An estimated 350,000 of the 1 million fractures that occur in the United States annually in women over 45 years of age could be prevented by the elimination of osteoporosis. [1] The expense of osteoporotic fracture care is staggering. Fractures of the femoral neck alone may exceed the cost of $1 billion annually. [1]
Normal bone density is maintained by a balance between osteoclastic and osteoblastic activity. Osteoporosis is marked by a negative ...