...R. Young; H. May; S. Murphy; C. Grey; J. E. Compston 1. Age-related bone loss is well established but reported rates of bone loss in the spine and femur vary widely. The aim of the present study was to investigate changes in bone mineral density in the lumbar spine and proximal femur in healthy...

... lumbar vertebrae was determined by dual-photon ( 153 Gd) absorptiometry immediately after admission to the hospital, at the end of the bed-rest period (mean 27 days, range 11–61 days) and approximately 15 weeks later (range 11–24 weeks). 2. During recumbency a mean decrease in lumbar spine bone mineral...

...Bjørn Krølner; Birte Toft; Stig Pors Nielsen; Erik Tøndevold 1. The skeletal effects of physical training were studied in a controlled trial involving 31 healthy women (aged 50–73 years) with previous Colles' fracture of the forearm. The bone mineral content of the lumbar spine and both distal...

... fractures, the fracture risk being inversely related to lumbar bone mineral content. bone mineral content dual-photon absorptiometry lumbar spine osteoporosis spine 18 5 1981 17 9 1981 © 1982 The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society 1982 Clinical Science (1982...