The strength of the osteoporotic sacrum

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 23, 2007, Pages

  Waites, Matthew D ^a   Mears, Simon C ^a   Mathis, John M ^b   Belkoff, Stephen M ^a  

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

^b EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Insufficiency fracture; Mechanical testing; Osteoporosis; Sacrum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FORCE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPINE;

BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; SACRUM; SPINAL FRACTURES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 35848940917     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318158c552     Document Type: Article

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