Densitometric, morphometric and mechanical distributions in the human proximal femur

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2573-2579

  Nazarian, Ara ^a,c   Muller, John ^a   Zurakowski, David ^b   Müller, Ralph ^c   Snyder, Brian D ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cancellous bone; Mechanical properties; Morphometric indices; Proximal femur; Variation

Indexed keywords

ANTI-RESORPTIVE THERAPY; BONE STRUCTURE; COMPRESSIVE TRABECULAR MICROSTRUCTURE; HIP FRACTURES; MORPHOMETRIC INDICES; PROXIMAL FEMUR; QCT; SINGH INDEX;

BONE; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (OPTICAL); DRUG THERAPY; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRABECULAR BONE;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMUR; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34447504541     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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