Bone mineral density and singh index predict bone mechanical properties of human femur

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-104

  D'Amelio, Patrizia ^a   Rossi, Paolo ^b   Isaia, Giancarlo ^a   Lollino, Nicola ^b   Castoldi, Filippo ^b   Girardo, Massimo ^b   Dettoni, Federico ^b   Sattin, Fabio ^c   Delise, Marco ^c   Bignardi, Cristina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone architecture; Bone density; Mechanical load; Singh index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGH INDEX; YOUNG MODULUS; AGE; ELASTICITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMUR NECK; HIP FRACTURE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HISTOLOGY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WEIGHT BEARING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; CAUSALITY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR NECK; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 43249088319     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: 16078438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008200801913940     Document Type: Article

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