Effects of age, density, and geometry on the bending strength of human metatarsals

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 216-221

  Courtney, Amy C ^a,b   Davis, Brian L ^a,b   Manning, Timothy ^a,b   Kambic, Helen E ^a,b  

^a Cleveland Clinic Foundation ^*

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METATARSAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030898783     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107110079701800406     Document Type: Article

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