No diffuse osteoporosis in lumbar scoliosis but lower femoral bone density on the convexity

Bone

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-17

  Hans, D ^a   Biot, B ^b   Schott, A M ^a   Meunier, P J ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Centre des Massues   (France)

Author keywords

DXA; Lumbar scoliosis; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030063932     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/8756-3282(95)00421-1     Document Type: Article

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