ArticleArchives of osteoporosis2019
Dominant vs. non-dominant hip comparison in bone mineral density in young sporting athletes.
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- Effects of non-dominant side training on athletic performance: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
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- Side-to-Side Differences in Bone Mineral Density, Bone Mineral Content, and Lean Mass in Healthy Subjects.Journal of bone metabolism · 2025Article
- The relationship between low energy availability, injuries, and bone health in recreational female athletes.PeerJ · 2024Article
- Using bilateral data in controls and patients with bilateral and unilateral pathology requires increased scrutiny.Journal of biomechanics · 2024Article
- Comparison of the Right and Left Femur Bone Mineral Densities in Postmenopausal Women.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2023Article
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- Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Trabecular Bone Score over Time between Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Middle-Aged and Older Women: A Three-Year Retrospective Medical Record Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Cortical bone thickness predicts the quantitative bone mineral density of the proximal humerus.Archives of osteoporosis · 2021Article
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Abstract
To explore differences in bone mineral density (BMD) between dominant and non-dominant hip within levels of sport impact. BMD was higher in the non-dominant hip in high-impact sports, whereas the dominant hip had increased BMD for low-impact sports. The side-to-side differences were relatively small and not clinically relevant. PURPOSE: It is unknown whether there is difference in BMD at the hip between dominant and non-dominant sides in young athletes. The aims of this study were to explore the dominant-non-dominant differences in hip BMD in young athletes participating in low- and high-impact sports and to assess the effect of ground force impact on BMD.
methodsData was collected on University of Oxford athletes and controls (CG) between 2016 and 2018. Athletes were classified into two groups: high-impact sports (HIG) and low-impact sports (LIG). Total and regional measurements of both hips' BMD were recorded using a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Linear regression method was used to assess differences in BMD between and within groups.
resultsOne hundred ninety-four athletes (HIG: n = 89, LIG: n = 105) and 48 controls were included in this study. Total hip and femoral neck BMD was higher in athletes compared to the CG (p < 0.01), with HIG recording highest levels of BMD. The BMD difference between the dominant and non-dominant sides was significant in the LIG, with BMD being higher in the dominant side. Conversly, BMD was higher in the non-dominant hip within the HIG. However, the hip asymmetries were not clinically relevant (%BMD difference < 3%). A significant interaction between side and sport group on BMD was observed.
conclusionsHigh-impact sports had significantly higher BMD compared with low-impact sports and CG. BMD in the dominant hip was significantly higher for the LIG and lower in the HIG; however, differences were not clinically relevant.
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