LSU Associate Professor‘s article published in a prestigious American scientific journal

Lithuanian Sports University has come to be known not only in Lithuania and Europe, but also in the United States of America. A scientific article "Structural Strength Development at the Proximal Femurin 4- to 10-year-old Precompetitive Gymnasts: a 4-year Longitudinal Hip Structural Analysis Study" was written by our university lecturer, Accoc. Prof. Dr. Rita Gruodytė-Račienė, and published in a prestigious American scientific journal "Journal of Bone and Mineral Research" (JBMR).

The journal has a high citation index of 6.128. The publisher,“The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research” (ASBMR), was established in 1974 after the researchers in the USA drew their attention to fundamental research in bone biology and osteoporosis. About 4000 researchers from more than 50 countries belong to the society, the works of which are published in "Journal of Bone and Mineral Research".

 The summary of the article can be found at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=gruodyte-raciene