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Ilkka Vuori
Researcher at Tampere University of Technology
Publications - 138
Citations - 17230
Ilkka Vuori is an academic researcher from Tampere University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Femoral neck & Bone mineral. The author has an hindex of 65, co-authored 138 publications receiving 16659 citations.
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Self-rated health status as a health measure: the predictive value of self-reported health status on the use of physician services and on mortality in the working-age population.
TL;DR: The results suggest that the subjective health assessments are valid health status indicator in middle-aged populations, and they can be used in cohort studies and population health monitoring.
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Epidemiology of hip fractures
TL;DR: The growth of the elderly population will be more marked in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa than in Europe and North America, and it is in these regions that the greatest increments in hip fracture are projected so that these regions will account for over 70% of the 6.26 million hip fractures in the year 2050.
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Effect of Starting Age of Physical Activity on Bone Mass in the Dominant Arm of Tennis and Squash Players
Pekka Kannus,Heidi Haapasalo,Marja Sankelo,Harri Sievänen,Matti Pasanen,Ari Heinonen,Pekka Oja,Ilkka Vuori +7 more
TL;DR: The effect of biological age at which unilateral loading was started (that is, the starting age of training relative to the age at menarche) on the difference in bone mass in playing and nonplaying arms of female racket-sport players was determined.
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Fall-induced injuries and deaths among older adults.
Pekka Kannus,Jari Parkkari,Seppo Koskinen,Seppo Niemi,Mika Palvanen,Markku Järvinen,Ilkka Vuori +6 more
TL;DR: The number of older persons with fall-induced injuries is increasing at a rate that cannot be explained simply by demographic changes and preventive measures should be adopted to control the increasing burden of these injuries.
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Prevention of hip fracture in elderly people with use of a hip protector.
Pekka Kannus,Jari Parkkari,Seppo Niemi,Matti Pasanen,Mika Palvanen,Markku Järvinen,Ilkka Vuori +6 more
TL;DR: The risk of hip fracture can be reduced in frail elderly adults by the use of an anatomically designed external hip protector.