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Contribution of sex and body constitution to three-dimensional lower extremity alignment for healthy, elderly, non-obese humans in a Japanese population.

Ryota KatsumiTomoharu MochizukiTakashi SatoKoichi KobayashiSatoshi WatanabeOsamu TanifujiNaoto Endo
Published in: Journal of experimental orthopaedics (2018)
The association of sex with coronal and rotational alignment and of body constitution with sagittal alignment were proved in healthy, elderly, non-obese humans in a Japanese population. This finding can lead to further understanding of the etiology of many diseases and age-related changes.
Keyphrases
  • adipose tissue
  • weight loss
  • metabolic syndrome
  • middle aged
  • type diabetes
  • community dwelling
  • obese patients
  • bariatric surgery