Biomechanics of fracture: Is bone mineral density sufficient to assess risk?

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2305-2308

  McCreadie, Barbara R ^a   Goldstein, Steven A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033679723     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2000.15.12.2305     Document Type: Review

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