@article{ref1,
title="Relationship between regional bone density measurements and the time since injury in adults with spinal cord injuries",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2004",
author="Clasey, Jody L. and Janowiak, Adrienne L. and Gater, David R.",
volume="85",
number="1",
pages="59-64",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To determine the bone mineral density (BMD) of the legs, arms, and trunk region of a group of adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to determine the relationship between regional BMD values and the time since injury. DESIGN: BMD measurements were determined by total-body, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scans and percentage values (percentage-matched BMD), based on manufacturer-supplied normative data for age, sex, body weight, and ethnic group. The relationship between percentage-matched BMD values and time since injury was determined by linear regression analyses. SETTING: Research laboratories in a university setting. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-nine subjects (21 men, 8 women; mean age, 38.5 y) who had sustained an SCI a mean of 10.6 years earlier (range, 0.6-35.3 y). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The relationship between percentage-matched BMD values and the time since injury. RESULTS: There was a significant inverse relationship between percentage-matched BMD leg (r2 = -.76), arm (r2 = -.45), and trunk (r2 = -.38) values and the log of time since injury. CONCLUSION: Despite the varying levels of SCI and other relevant BMD contributing factors, the regional percentage-matched BMD values were significantly inversely related to the log of time since injury.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}