Strain and other mechanical influences on bone strength and maintenance

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 60-70

  Frost, Harold M ^a  

^a Southern Colorado Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; BONE GRAFT; BONE GROWTH; BONE INJURY; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0030706118     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001433-199710000-00010     Document Type: Review

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