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8350702

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-9-16
pubmed:abstractText
The relationship of fractures to physical activity and growth velocity in stature and metacarpal II bone dimensions was investigated in adolescent Belgian boys. Peak fracture incidence occurred between 12 and 14 yr of age and preceded the age at peak height velocity. The peak fracture rate occurred during mid adolescence (+/- 2 SD of the age at peak height velocity) and was twice as high as the rates before and after this period. The majority of fractures occurred during active participation in sports and general physical activities. The age at peak growth velocity for metacarpal cortical thickness, an indirect measure of bone mineral content, was about 6 months later than the ages at peak height velocity and peak growth velocity for metacarpal length. Peak fracture incidence occurred during a period when the amount of time spent in sports physical activity was low compared with later years. A lag in cortical bone thickness and mineralization, relative to linear skeletal growth, and unknown factors associated with active participation in sports, rather than an increase in the amount of physical activity, appear to be the predominant factors associated with the increased fracture incidence in Belgian boys during the growth spurt.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0195-9131
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
801-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Fractures, physical activity, and growth velocity in adolescent Belgian boys.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physical Education, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't