Upper and lower limb bone mass accrual in adolescent footballers across a short period of training and competition

• Main Authors: Luhane Silva de Moraes (Author), Ricardo R. Agostinete (Author), Bruno Laerte Lopes Ribeiro (Author), Ricardo Santos Oliveira (Author), Arnaldo Luis Mortatti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To analyze bone mineral content (BMC) and area bone mineral density (aBMD) accrual in adolescent male footballers who started their first football season. Methods: 17 athletes (14.8 ± 0.4 years) were monitored across 15 weeks of football training. Participants were evaluated for somatic...