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Bone turnover markers predict hip bone loss in elderly European men: results of the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS)
The aim of this study was to determine whether bone turnover markers (BTMs) predict changes in areal bone mineral density (aBMD) in middle-aged and elderly European men. Older men with high bone turnover are a...
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Sarcopenia and its relationship with bone mineral density in middle-aged and elderly European men
The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between reduced muscle mass (sarcopenia) and areal bone mineral density (BMDa) in middle-aged and elderly community-dwelling European men. Men with sarcopen...
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Musculoskeletal Frailty: A Geriatric Syndrome at the Core of Fracture Occurrence in Older Age
A progressive decline in physiologic reserves inevitably occurs with ageing. Frailty results from reaching a threshold of decline across multiple organ systems. By consequence, frail elderly experience an exce...
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Coordination of upper and lower limb segments: deficits on the ipsilesional side after unilateral stroke
Coordination of the ipsilateral limbs was studied in unilateral stroke patients and a control group of healthy age-matched controls. Cyclical single-limb movements of the forearm and lower leg as well as thei...
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Relative phase destabilization during interlimb coordination: the disruptive role of kinesthetic afferences induced by passive movement
The disruption of three patterns of two-limb coordination, involving cyclical flexion-extension movements performed in the same or in different directions, was investigated through application of passive movem...
