Global meaning in people with spinal cord injury: Content and changes |
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Authors: | Ahmet Salim Goktepe MD Ilknur Tugcu MD Bilge Yilmaz MD Ridvan Alaca MD Sukru Gunduz MD |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, TSK Rehabilitasyon Merkezi Bilkent, Ankara, Turkeyasgoktepe@hotmail.com;3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, TSK Rehabilitasyon Merkezi Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey |
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Abstract: | AbstractBackground/Objective: To compare the t-scores of proximal femur and lumbar spine of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) with different levels of weight bearing.Methods: Cross-sectional study comparing 3 groups of patients with SCI: patients with daily standing times of more than 1 hour, patients with daily standing times of less than 1 hour, and nonstanding patients. Seventy-one patients with chronic SCI were recruited. They were assigned to 1 of 3 groups according to their reported daily standing time. The bone density of lumbar and proximal femoral regions was measured with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.Results: The 3 groups were similar in terms of demographics and clinical variables. No significant difference was found among the mean t-scores of lumbar and proximal femoral regions of the groups. However, the patients in the group that stood more than 1 hour daily had a slight tendency to have higher t-scores than those in the control group.Conclusions: There was no significant difference among the 3 groups. However, standing might be partially helpful in protecting the bone density in SCI by opposing the effects of immobilization. |
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Keywords: | Spinal cord injuries Standing Bone mineral density Osteoporosis Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry Immobilization |
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