Quantitative ultrasound variables of the heel in Finnish men aged 18-20 yr: predictors, relationship to bone mineral content, and changes during military service

: Valimaki VV, Loyttyniemi E, Valimaki MJ

Publisher: SPRINGER LONDON LTD

: 2006

: Osteoporosis International

: OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL

: OSTEOPOROSIS INT

: 17

: 12

: 1763

: 1771

: 9

: 0937-941X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-006-0186-y

Conclusion Exercise is the most important determinant of ultrasonographic variables in men, aged 18-20 years. Physical loading during military training increases SOS.

Internal medicine