The aim of this study was to establish whether this pattern of bone loss was a general rule during immobilization. We monitored various skeletal sites with different tissue composition during 5 weeks of immobilization. The present study therefore supports the suggestion of the subendocortical layer as a transitional zone, which can readily be transformed into trabecular bone in response to immobilization. The latter will lead to cortical thinning, a factor that has been associated with the risk of fracture and with osteoarthritis.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1559763
The aim of our study was to investigate intra-visit repeatability and sensibility of the body sway parameters. Twenty-nine subjects participated in the study. The hip-width parallel stance and the single leg stance, both with open eyes, were used as ways to compare different balance intensities due to biomechanical changes. Additionally, deprivation of vision was used in the third balance task to study sensitivity to sensory system changes. As shown in our study, cumulative parameters describing the path which the center of pressure makes proved to be the most repeatable and sensitive.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1720275