A biomechanical enigma: Why are tibial fractures not more frequent in the elderly?

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.3, 2000, Pages

  Grutter R ^a   Cordey, J ^a   Wahl, D ^a   Koller, B ^b   Regazzoni, P ^c  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Scanco Medical   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mechanical test; Osteoporosis; Spiral fracture; Strength; Tibia

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TIBIA; TIBIA FRACTURE; TORQUE; TORSION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; DIAPHYSES; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TORQUE; TORSION;

EID: 0034267015     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(00)80037-6     Document Type: Article

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