Reduced loading due to spinal-cord injury at birth results in “slender” bones: a case study

IntroductionThe present case study compared bone density, bone geometry and muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) in a male who sustained spinal-cord injury (SCI) at birth (from here called SCI-B) with two matched controls without SCI, and also with four individuals with SCI of similar level and injury completeness but sustained at age 15 or greater.MethodsAll subjects with SCI were at least 3 years post-injury and had experienced motor incomplete …