The role of osteoporosis in distal radius fractures

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-168

  Hollevoet, N ^a   Goemaere, S ^a   Mortier, F ^a   Van Bouchaute, P ^b   Kaufman, J M ^a   Verdonk, R ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b St Jozefkliniek   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Distal radius; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Ultrasound velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIUS FRACTURE; WRIST;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNA; WRIST;

EID: 0034105974     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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