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Exercise Early and Often: Effects of Physical Activity and Exercise on Women's Bone Health by Troy, Karen L, Mancuso, Megan E, Butler, Tiffiny A, Johnson, Joshua E

“…In 2011 over 1.7 million people were hospitalized because of a fragility fracture, and direct costs associated with osteoporosis treatment exceeded 70 billion…”
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Relating Bone Strain to Local Changes in Radius Microstructure Following 12 Months of Axial Forearm Loading in Women by Mancuso, Megan E, Troy, Karen L

“…Work in animal models suggests that bone structure adapts to local bone strain, but this relationship has not been comprehensively studied in humans. Here, we…”
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Bone Adaptation in Adult Women Is Related to Loading Dose: A 12‐Month Randomized Controlled Trial by Troy, Karen L, Mancuso, Megan E, Johnson, Joshua E, Wu, Zheyang, Schnitzer, Thomas J, Butler, Tiffiny A

“…ABSTRACT Although strong evidence exists that certain activities can increase bone density and structure in people, it is unclear what specific mechanical…”
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Dominant and nondominant distal radius microstructure: Predictors of asymmetry and effects of a unilateral mechanical loading intervention by Troy, Karen L., Mancuso, Megan E., Johnson, Joshua E., Butler, Tiffiny A., Ngo, Bao Han, Schnitzer, Thomas J.

“…Most information about distal radius microstructure is based on the non-dominant forearm, with little known about the factors that contribute to bilateral…”
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Distal radius microstructure and finite element bone strain are related to site-specific mechanical loading and areal bone mineral density in premenopausal women by Mancuso, Megan E., Johnson, Joshua E., Ahmed, Sabahat S., Butler, Tiffiny A., Troy, Karen L.

“…While weight-bearing and resistive exercise modestly increases aBMD, the precise relationship between physical activity and bone microstructure, and strain in…”
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Controlled cyclic compression of an open tibial fracture using an external fixator affects fracture healing in mice by Currey, Jennifer A, Mancuso, Megan, Kalikoff, Sylvie, Miller, Erin, Day, Sean

“…Fractures resulting in impaired healing can be treated with mechanical stimulation via external fixators. To examine the effect of mechanical stimulation on…”
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