Journal article
Lower-extremity muscle atrophy and fat infiltration after chronic spinal cord injury.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Atrophy and fatty-infiltration of lower-extremity muscle after spinal cord injury (SCI) predisposes individuals to metabolic disease and related mortality.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the magnitude of atrophy and fatty-infiltration of lower-extremity muscles and related factors in a group of individuals with chronic SCI and diverse impairment.
Authors
Moore CD; Craven BC; Thabane L; Laing AC; Frank-Wilson AW; Kontulainen SA; Papaioannou A; Adachi JD; Giangregorio LM
Journal
Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 32–41
Publication Date
3 2015
ISSN
1108-7161