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The muscle-bone in children and adolescents with and without cystic fibrosis
2016-01-01
Abstract excerpt
Introduction: Puberty is a crucial period for rapid changes in bone mineral, size, geometry, and microarchitecture. The mechanostat theory postulates that increased mechanical loading will affect bone phenotype and strength during development and in later life. Individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) have an increased risk of developing osteoporosis and fragility fractures in young adulthood, which may be caused by...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 3be793c8-d964-5e71-b31d-acf5403567ef
- DOI
- 10.17863/cam.14147
