osteoporosis is a common health concern in both developed and developing countries. in this study the association between anthropometric measures and osteoporosis was investigated in 3630 males and females visiting bmd clinic of shariati hospital, tehran, iran, a teaching hospital and referral center for osteoporosis affiliated to the tehran university of medical sciences. anthropometric measur...

background: despite the importance of hamstring tendon autograft, one major disadvantage in applying this technique in the surgical reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament is individual variability in the tendon diameter. hence, the purpose of the present study was to use anthropometric parameters such as gender, height and body mass index to predict 4-strand (quadruple) hamstring tendons ...