Evaluation of femur angle abduction/adduction and bone mineral density values

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 472-475

  Wong, Joseph C H ^a,b   Ong, Benjamin ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abduction; Adduction; Angle; Bone density; Femur

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; FEMUR SHAFT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 28044441349     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JCD:8:4:467     Document Type: Article

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