SKELETAL MASS IN ADOLESCENT MALE ATHLETES AND NONATHLETES: RELATIONSHIPS WITH HIGH- IMPACT SPORTS.

The article presents a study which examined the relationships between the practice of high-impact and nonimpact sports and bone status in adolescent male athletes. The researchers investigated differences from an age-matched control group and high-impact group of male athletes for variable like bone mineral density, bone mineral content, and limbs. The study found that the high-impact group displayed greater bone mass compared to the bone variables in other groups.