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Does Muscle Atrophy and Fatty Infiltration Plateau or Persist in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury?

Abstract

Atrophy and fatty infiltration of lower extremity muscle after spinal cord injury (SCI) predisposes individuals to metabolic syndrome and related diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study was to prospectively measure changes in muscle atrophy and fat content of distal lower extremity muscles and explore related factors in a cohort of adults with chronic SCI and diverse impairments. Muscle cross-sectional area and density …

Authors

Moore CD; Craven BC; Thabane L; Papaioannou A; Adachi JD; Giangregorio LM

Journal

Journal of Clinical Densitometry, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 329–337

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

July 2018

DOI

10.1016/j.jocd.2017.06.001

ISSN

1094-6950