Spontaneous shaft fracture of the tibia in weightlifting. A case report with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and peripheral quantitative computed tomography measurements

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 238-240

  Natri, Antero ^a,b,c   Sievänen, Harri ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Kannus, Pekka ^a   Vihtonen, Kimmo ^a   Koskela, Juha ^a   Järvinen, Markku ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0344141538     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03635465990270022101     Document Type: Article

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