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The effect of muscle ageing and sarcopenia on spinal segmental loads.

Dominika IgnasiakWaldo ValenzuelaMauricio ReyesStephen J Ferguson
Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)
The study highlights the distinct and detrimental consequences of sarcopenia, in contrast to normal ageing, on spinal loading and required muscular effort. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
Keyphrases
  • skeletal muscle
  • spinal cord
  • community dwelling
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • resistance training
  • spinal cord injury
  • computed tomography
  • contrast enhanced