Lean mass and lower limb muscle function in relation to hip strength, geometry and fracture risk indices in community-dwelling older women.
Ahmed ElhakeemA HartleyY LuoA L GoertzenK HannamE M ClarkW D LeslieJ H TobiasPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2018)
Lean mass and lower limb peak muscle force were associated with hip BMD and geometrical FRIs in postmenopausal women. Leg muscle strengthening exercises may therefore help prevent hip fractures in older women.