Strength prediction of the distal radius by bone densitometry - Evaluation using biomechanical tests

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 487-503

  Eckstein, Felix ^a,b   Kuhn, Volker ^a   Lochmüller, Eva Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing; Densitometry; Distal radius; Osteoporosis; Review

Indexed keywords

BONE; COSTS; DENSITOMETERS; HEALTH CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROSITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

AXIAL COMPRESSION; BIOMECHANICAL TESTING; DISTAL RADIUS; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DENSITOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIUS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 2942616799     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ABME.0000017543.20342.07     Document Type: Article

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