title: Differences by sex and handedness in right and left femur bone mineral densities.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Senol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dane
authors.forename: Bedri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seven
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akar
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yildirim
mesh_terms: D000057:Accident Proneness; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D055815:Young Adult