Current spaceflight exercise countermeasures do not eliminate bone loss. Astronauts lose bone mass at a rate of 1-2% a month (Lang et al. 2004, Buckey 2006, LeBlanc et al. 2007). This may lead to early onset osteoporosis and place the astronauts at greater risk of fracture later in their lives. NASA seeks to improve understanding of the mechanisms of bone remodeling and demineralization in 1g in order to appropriately quantify long term risks to astronauts and improve countermeasures. NASA's Digital Astronaut Project (DAP) is working with NASA's bone discipline to develop a validated computational model to augment research efforts aimed at achieving this goal.


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    Title :

    Development of Bone Remodeling Model for Spaceflight Bone Physiology Analysis


    Contributors:
    J. A. Pennline (author) / C. R. Werner (author) / B. Lewandowski (author) / B. Thompson (author) / J. Sibonga (author) / L. Mulugeta (author)

    Publication date :

    2015


    Size :

    17 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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