Femoral neck fragility: Genes or environment?

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-151

  Loveridge, Nigel ^a   Reeve, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone remodeling; Cortical bone; Material properties; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITY; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRENGTH; BONE TURNOVER; EATING HABIT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMUR NECK; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; GENETIC CODE; HEREDITY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOCOMOTION; PATHOGENESIS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STEREOTYPY;

ENVIRONMENT; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS;

EID: 3042853051     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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