The degree and distribution of cortical bone mineralization in the human femoral shaft change with age and sex in a microradiographic study

Bone

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 435-442

  Bergot, C ^a   Wu, Y ^a   Jolivet, E ^a   Zhou, L Q ^a   Laredo, J D ^a,b   Bousson, V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Bone mineralization; Cortical bone; Femur; Microradiography; Osteon

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE FRAGILITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; BONE STRENGTH; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FEMUR SHAFT; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERSTITIUM; MALE; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BONE DENSITY; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMUR; HIP; HUMANS; MALE; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 68049098033     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2009.05.025     Document Type: Article

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