Strength indices from pQCT imaging predict up to 85% of variance in bone failure properties at tibial epiphysis and diaphysis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Neuronal Interactions

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-409

  Kontulainen, Suija A ^a   Johnston, J D ^b   Liu, D ^b   Leung, C ^b   Oxland, T R ^b   McKay, H A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Center of Hip Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Failure load; Flexural rigidity; Moment; pQCT; Stiffness; Strength indices

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICAL BONE; DIAPHYSIS; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIBIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIAPHYSES; EPIPHYSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63249097617     PISSN: 11087161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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