Prediction of human femoral bone strength using ultrasound velocity and BMD: An in vitro study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 471-477

  Njeh, C F ^a,e   Kuo, C W ^b   Langton, C M ^c   Atrah, H I ^d   Boivin, C M ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d W Midland Blood Transfusion Service   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancellous bone; DXA; Osteoporosis; Stiffness; Structure; Ultrasound (QUS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR HEAD; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; VELOCITY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 0030750354     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001980050035     Document Type: Article

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