The biomechanics of hip fracture

Lancet

Volumn 366, Issue 9480, 2005, Pages 98-99

  Turner, Charles H ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE ATROPHY; FEMUR NECK; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENILE OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 22244465201     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66842-0     Document Type: Note

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