Volumetric quantitative computed tomography of the proximal femur: Relationships linking geometric and densitometric variables to bone strength. Role for compact bone

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 855-864

  Bousson, V ^a,b   Le Bras, A ^c   Roqueplan, F ^a,b   Kang, Y ^d   Mitton, D ^c   Kolta, S ^e,f   Bergot, C ^b   Skalli, W ^c   Vicaut, E ^g   Kalender, W ^d   Engelke, K ^d   Laredo, J D ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b Paris university   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉCANIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^g HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Cortical bone; Hip; Osteoporosis; Quantitative computed tomography (QCT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICAL BONE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRABECULAR BONE; VOLUMETRY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646883037     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0074-5     Document Type: Article

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