Predicting various fragility fractures in women by forearm bone densitometry: A follow-up study

Physical activity slows femoral bone los

Physical activity slows femoral bone loss but promotes wrist fractures in postmenopausal women: A 15-year follow-up of the OSTPRE study

✍ Toni Rikkonen; Kari Salovaara; Joonas Sirola; Matti Kärkkäinen; Marjo Tuppuraine 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 🌐 English ⚖ 224 KB

## Abstract Results on fracture risk among physically active persons are contradictory. The aim of this study was to investigate the long‐term association between the self‐reported physical activity (PA), the risk of fractures, and bone loss among peri‐ and postmenopausal women. The association bet