A prospective case-control study of ankle fracture in postmenopausal women

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 208-211

  Ho, P Y ^a   Tang, N ^a   Law, S W ^a   Tsui, H F ^a   Lam, T P ^a   Leung, K S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ankle injuries; Bone density; Fractures, bone; Osteoporosis, postmenopausal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FOOT INJURY; FRACTURE FIXATION; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HIP; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASTER CAST; POSTMENOPAUSE; SPINE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TARSAL BONES;

EID: 33745253418     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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