TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Differences by sex and handedness in right and left femur bone mineral densities
JO  - Perceptual and motor skills
A1  - Sahin, Ali
A1  - Dane, Senol
A1  - Seven, Bedri
A1  - Akar, Sedat
A1  - Yildirim, Serap
SP  - 824
EP  - 830
VL  - 109
IS  - 3
N2  - Left-handedness was reported to be a risk factor for accident-related injuries, head injuries, traumatic brain injuries, sport-related injuries, and bone breaks and fractures. As decreased bone mineral density is a good marker of bone fractures, the femoral bone mineral densities of normal left-handed university students were compared with those of right-handed students. Hand preference of 66 men and 47 women was assessed using the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory. Measures of bone mineral density with a Hologic QDR-4500W (S/N 48403) densitometer showed bone mineral densities of both right and left proximal femur regions were higher in right-handed than in left-handed students. These results are consistent with the claim that left-handed participants had higher trauma and injury risk. Also, these results may explain the sex-related differences by handedness for susceptibility in accident-related injuries such as bone fractures.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5125
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -