Ambulatory level and asymmetrical weight bearing after stroke affects bone loss in the upper and lower part of the femoral neck differently: bone adaptation after decreased mechanical loading.

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The aim of this 1-year prospective study of acute stroke patients was to determine the effects of walking and asymmetrical weight bearing on the loss of bone mineral in the upper and lower femoral neck. Forty patients were followed. Eight remained unable to walk, whereas 32 relearned to walk independently within 7 months (12 shortly after the stroke, 15 by 2 months, 5 by 7 months). Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured in the proximal femur within the first week after stroke and 1 year late...

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Authors: Jørgensen, L; Crabtree, N; Reeve, J; Jacobsen, B

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Bone
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 701-707
• Publication date: 2000-11-01
• DOI: 10.1016/s8756-3282(00)00374-4
• EISSN: 1873-2763
• ISSN: 8756-3282
• Language: English
• Keywords: Stroke; Adaptation, Physiological; Walking; Femur; Absorptiometry, Photon; Bone Density; Aged; Humans; Female; Middle Aged; Male; Gait