Does standing protect bone density in patients with chronic spinal cord injury?
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, cilt.31, sa.2, ss.197-201, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/10790268.2008.11760712
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.197-201
- Anahtar Kelimeler: spinal cord injuries, standing, bone mineral density, osteoporosis, dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, immobilization
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background/Objective: To compare the t-scores of proximal femur and lumbar spine of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) with different levels of weight bearing. Methods: Cross-sectional study comparing 3 groups of patients with SCI: patients with daily standing times of more than 1 hour, patients with daily standing times of less than 1 hour, and nonstanding patients. Seventy-one patients with chronic SCI were recruited. They were assigned to 1 of 3 groups according totheir reported daily standing time. The bone density of lumbar and proximal femoral regions was measured with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Results: The 3 groups were similar in terms of demographics and clinical variables. No significant difference was found among the mean t-scores of lumbar and proximal femoral regions of the groups. However, the patients in the group that stood more than 1 hour daily had a slight tendency to have higher t-scores than those in the control group. Conclusions: There was no significant difference among the 3 groups. However, standing might be partially helpful in protecting the bone density in SCI by opposing the effects of immobilization. © 2008 by the American Paraplegia Society.