Bone Health of Female Elite Cyclists Is Characterized by Impaired Cortical and Trabecular Microarchitecture
Along with low aBMD, a substantial proportion of female elite cyclists had impaired bone microarchitecture, mainly characterized by a low cortical area and thickness and low trabecular number and thickness, especially at the distal tibia.
Authors
- Luuk Hilkens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8735-1388)
- Jan‐Willem van Dijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9674-1505)
- Joop P. van den Bergh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-2232)
- Melissa S. A. M. Bevers
- Caroline E. Wyers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7662-3990)
- Luc J. C. van Loon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6768-9231)
Institutions
- HAN University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- VieCuri Medisch Centrum (NL)
- Eindhoven University of Technology (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003718
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44