Torsional strength estimates of femoral diaphyses with endosteal lytic lesions: Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry study

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1343-1350

  Robertson, Douglas D ^a,b   Beck, Thomas J ^c   Chan, Brandon W ^d   Scott, William W ^c   Sharma, Gulshan B ^a   Maloney, William J ^e  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Jefferson Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone strength; DXA; Femur; Lytic lesions; Pathologic fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE METASTASIS; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRENGTH; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMUR; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TORSION;

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DIAPHYSES; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOLYSIS; TORSION;

EID: 34948838888     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20419     Document Type: Article

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