An approach to compare the quality of cancellous bone from the femoral necks of healthy and osteoporotic patients through compression testing and microcomputed tomography imaging

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 102-107

  Ciarallo, Anthony ^a   Barralet, Jake ^a   Tanzer, Michael ^a   Kremer, Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Bisphosphonates; Cancellous; Femoral neck; Hip fracture; Microcomputed tomography; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 33750954355     PISSN: 1201026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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