ArticleJournal of osteoporosis2017
The Femoral Neck Mechanoresponse to Hip Extensors Exercise: A Case Study.
Article in Journal of osteoporosis, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Site-specific bone mineral density by age strata in older women with proximal femur fractures.Journal of physical therapy science · 2026Article
- Modelling Human Locomotion to Inform Exercise Prescription for Osteoporosis.Current osteoporosis reports · 2020Review
- Femoral Neck Strain during Maximal Contraction of Isolated Hip-Spanning Muscle Groups.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2017Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Physical activity is recommended to prevent age-related bone loss. However, the proximal femur mechanoresponse is variable, possibly because of a muscle-dependant mechanoresponse. We compared the proximal femur response with the femoral strain pattern generated by the hip extensor muscles. A healthy participant underwent a six-month unilateral training of the hip extensor muscles using a resistance weight regularly adjusted to the 80% of the one-repetition maximum weight. DXA-based measurements of the areal Bone Mineral Density (aBMD) in the exercise leg were adjusted for changes in the control leg. The biomechanical stimulus for bone adaptation (BS) was calculated using published models of the musculoskeletal system and the average hip extension moment in elderly participants. Volumetric (ΔvBMD) and areal (ΔaBMD) BMD changes were calculated. The measured and calculated BMD changes consistently showed a positive and negative effect of exercise in the femoral neck (ΔaBMD = +0.7%; ΔvBMD = +0.8%) and the trochanter region (ΔaBMD = -4.1%; ΔvBMD = -0.5%), respectively. The 17% of the femoral neck exceeded the 75th percentile of the spatially heterogeneous BS distribution. Hip extensor exercises may be beneficial in the proximal femoral neck but not in the trochanteric region. DXA-based measurements may not capture significant aBMD local changes.
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