The Effect of Physical Activity on Bone Density in Military Personnel
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of life style factors including physical activity, calcium intake, and smoking on bone mineral density (BMD).
Iman Mokhtari Garakani +4 more
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Determination of gender and breed in arabian horses and thoroughbred horses using radiography of the tarsal region [PDF]
In this study, it was examined whether the radiographic measurements taken from the tarsal region, especially the calcaneus, can be used in sex determination.
Dilek OLGUN ERDIKMEN +7 more
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Relation of Prenatal and Postnatal Status to Calcaneus Quantitative Ultrasound in Adolescents [PDF]
This study aimed to elucidate the relationship of prenatal and/or postnatal factors, including acquired factors, with the calcaneus stiffness index as measured by quantitative ultrasound (QUS-SI) in adolescents. We recruited 1,143 adolescents with a mean
Anai, Takanobu +3 more
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Morphologic and mechanical adaptive variations in Saiga tatarica calcaneus: A model for interpreting the bone functional adaptation of wild artiodactyl in captivity [PDF]
Background and Aim: Captivity alters the locomotor behavior of wild artiodactyls and affects the mechanical loading of the calcaneus; however, the resulting adaptive changes in calcaneus morphology have not been sufficiently studied to date.
Libaihe Jing +5 more
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A pilot study: Can calcaneus radiographic image be used to determine sex and breed in cats?
This study examined whether radiographic images measurements of the calcaneus in cats are determinative of sex and breed. For this purpose, radiographic images of 70 cats (37 male and 33 females) of different ages (from one to 18 years) and different ...
Esra Şenol +5 more
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Anatomical Network Comparison of Human Upper and Lower, Newborn and Adult, and Normal and Abnormal Limbs, with Notes on Development, Pathology and Limb Serial Homology vs. Homoplasy [PDF]
How do the various anatomical parts (modules) of the animal body evolve into very different integrated forms (integration) yet still function properly without decreasing the individual's survival?
A Goswami +89 more
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Effects of footwear variations on three-dimensional kinematics and tibial accelerations of specific movements in American football [PDF]
American football is associated with a high rate of non-contact chronic injuries. Players are able to select from both high and low cut footwear. The aim of the current investigation was to examine the influence of high and low cut American football ...
Black W +14 more
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Cross-sectional associations between variations in ankle shape by statistical shape modeling, injury history, and race : the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project [PDF]
Rheumatology Research Foundation Medical Student Preceptorship Award (Lateef/Nelson), NIAMS K23 AR061406 (Nelson); NIH/NIAMS P60AR064166 and U01DP003206 (Jordan/Renner), NIH/NIAMS R01AR067743 (Golightly).
Aspden, Richard M. +7 more
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Real-Time Automated Segmentation and Classification of Calcaneal Fractures in CT Images
Calcaneal fractures often occur because of accidents during exercise or activities. In general, the detection of the calcaneal fracture is still carried out manually through CT image observation, and as a result, there is a lack of precision in the ...
Wahyu Rahmaniar, Wen-June Wang
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Calcaneal Fractures: A Soft Tissue Emergency [PDF]
Calcaneal fractures are quite often seen in patients with axial loading injury. In the tongue-type of calcaneusal fractures or tuberosity avulsion fractures, bone fragments are often superiorly and posteriorly displaced, because of the insertion of the ...
Tae-Seong Kim +3 more
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