Fracture threshold in the femur and tibia of people with spinal cord injury as determined by peripheral quantitative computed tomography

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 498-504

  Eser, Prisca ^a,c   Frotzler, Angela ^a   Zehnder, Yvonne ^a   Denoth, Jachen ^b  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bone density; Fractures; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EPIPHYSEAL CARTILAGE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FEMUR SHAFT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT INFORMATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA SHAFT; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 14744267178     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.09.006     Document Type: Article

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