Contribution of trochanteric soft tissues to fall force estimates, the factor of risk, and prediction of hip fracture risk

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 825-831

  Bouxsein, Mary L ^a,c   Szulc, Pawel ^b   Munoz, Fracoise ^b   Thrall, Erica ^a   Sornay Rendu, Elizabeth ^b   Delmas, Pierre D ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; BMD; Factor of risk; Femoral strength; Hip fracture; Trochanteric soft tissue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FORCE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTION; RISK; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THICKNESS; CHEMISTRY; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIC GIRDLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THIGH;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PELVIC BONES; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THIGH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548256867     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.070309     Document Type: Article

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