Cortical and trabecular bone in the femoral neck both contribute to proximal femur failure load prediction

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 445-453

  Manske, S L ^a,b   Liu Ambrose, T ^a,c   Cooper, D M L ^d   Kontulainen, S ^d   Guy, P ^a   Forster, B B ^c   McKay, H A ^a,c  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone strength; Cortical bone; Femoral neck; Proximal femur; QCT; Trabecular bone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRABECULAR BONE; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; VERY ELDERLY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 60349106864     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0675-2     Document Type: Article

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