Journal article
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