Load distribution in the healthy and osteoporotic human proximal femur during a fall to the side

Bone

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-35

  Verhulp, E ^a   van Rietbergen, B ^a   Huiskes, R ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bone mechanics; Bone strength; Finite element analysis; Osteoporosis; Proximal femur

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRABECULAR BONE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMUR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 37449012580     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2007.08.039     Document Type: Article

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