Biomechanical evaluation of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry for predicting fracture loads of the infant femur for injury investigation: An in vitro porcine model

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 571-576

  Pierce, Mary Clyde ^a   Valdevit, Antonio ^b   Anderson, Lisa ^b   Inoue, Nozomu ^b   Hauser, Diana L ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Etiology; Femoral shaft fractures; Infant femur; Non accidental trauma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NEWBORN; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; RADIOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUE; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THEORETICAL MODEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0034327187     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200011000-00010     Document Type: Article

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