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Does Standing Protect Bone Density in Patients With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury?

Ahmet Salim Göktepe, İlknur Tuğcu, Bilge Yılmaz, Rıdvan Alaca, Şükrü Gündüz

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine · 2008 · 37 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

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.

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