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The Effect of Physical Activity on Bone Density in Military Personnel

open access: yesTürk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2016
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
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of gender and breed in arabian horses and thoroughbred horses using radiography of the tarsal region [PDF]

open access: yesKafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2021
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
doaj   +1 more source

Relation of Prenatal and Postnatal Status to Calcaneus Quantitative Ultrasound in Adolescents [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
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
core   +1 more source

Morphologic and mechanical adaptive variations in Saiga tatarica calcaneus: A model for interpreting the bone functional adaptation of wild artiodactyl in captivity [PDF]

open access: yesVeterinary World
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
doaj   +1 more source

A pilot study: Can calcaneus radiographic image be used to determine sex and breed in cats?

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, 2022
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
doaj   +1 more source

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]

open access: yes, 2015
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
core   +3 more sources

Effects of footwear variations on three-dimensional kinematics and tibial accelerations of specific movements in American football [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
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
core   +1 more source

Cross-sectional associations between variations in ankle shape by statistical shape modeling, injury history, and race : the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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
core   +3 more sources

Real-Time Automated Segmentation and Classification of Calcaneal Fractures in CT Images

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2019
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
doaj   +1 more source

Calcaneal Fractures: A Soft Tissue Emergency [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Trauma and Injury, 2018
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
doaj   +1 more source

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