Fracture threshold and risk for osteoporosis and pathologic fractures in individuals with spinal cord injury

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-69

  Garland, Douglas E ^a,b   Adkins, Rodney H ^b   Stewart, Charles A ^b  

^a Neurotrauma Division   (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture risk; Fracture threshold; Osteoporosis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

EID: 24144488634     PISSN: 10820744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/G6TD-HPGC-XM3Q-7YJH     Document Type: Article

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