Endocrine Abstracts

The aim of the study was to evaluate the degree of muscle dysfunction and relationship of trunk muscle strength and body composition in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures (VFs). Methods. Study comprised 90 men and woman 40-80 years old with primary osteoporosis. Study group (n=60) included patients with at least 1 VF (confirmed by X-rays), control group (n=30) consisted of osteoporotic patients of the same age, BMI and BMD without any fracture. Trunk muscl...