RF18 | PSAT162 Male Runners Have Impaired Tibial Cortical Bone Integrity and Strength Compared to Non-athletes
Haines M, Kaur S, Scarff G, Lauze M, Gerweck A, Slattery M, Miller K, Misra M. RF18 | PSAT162 Male Runners Have Impaired Tibial Cortical Bone Integrity and Strength Compared to Non-athletes. Journal Of The Endocrine Society 2022, 6: a228-a228. PMCID: PMC9624774, DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvac150.468.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTibial failure loadLow energy availabilityVolumetric BMDMale runnersLean massFemale athletesBone stress injuriesBone strengthImpaired bone microarchitectureTrabecular volumetric BMDCortical volumetric BMDWeight-bearing activitiesImpaired bone strengthCortical bone integrityEstimated bone strengthResolution peripheral quantitative CTMicrofinite element analysisPeripheral quantitative CTNon-athletesMale athletesBone outcomesEstradiol levelsSerum leptinCortical BMDLow leptin