Determinants of femoral geometry and structure during adolescent growth

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-29

  Van der Meulen, M C H ^a   Ashford Jr , M W ^a   Kiratli, B J ^a   Bachrach, L K ^a   Carter, D R ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORTHOPEDICS;

ADOLESCENT GROWTH; BODY MASS; CROSS SECTIONAL STRUCTURE; FEMORAL GEOMETRY; FEMORAL STRUCTURE; IN VIVO LOADING; SECTION MODULUS; WHOLE BONE STRENGTH INDEX;

BONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BONE GROWTH; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG BONE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0029990175     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100140106     Document Type: Article

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