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Sex Differences in Tibial Bone StrengthWe have used an instrument (MRTA or Mechanical Response Tissue Analyzer) that measures bending stiffness (EI) non-Invasively to evaluate the strength of the tibia, a long bone in the weightbearing skeleton highly vulnerable to mineral loss during space flight. In healthy men, we found asymmetry in EI consistent with the bone's support function (L greater than R). In this study, we analyzed EI in women and compared the results to those in men.
Document ID
20020032589
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Arnaud, Sara B. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Hutchinson, T. M. (Stanford Univ. Stanford, CA United States)
Torikoshi, S. (Stanford Univ. Stanford, CA United States)
Hutchinson, K. J. (Stanford Univ. Stanford, CA United States)
Hargens, Alan R. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Steele, C. R. (Stanford Univ. Stanford, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Meeting Information
Meeting: Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine Meeting
Location: Atlanta, GA
Country: United States
Start Date: May 6, 1996
End Date: May 9, 1996
Sponsors: Aerospace Medical Association
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 199-26-12-34
PROJECT: RTOP 199-26-12-02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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