Proximal humeral fractures and relation to osteoporosis: A cohort study of 49 hospitalized patients with 50 fractures

European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 461-466

  Fjalestad, Tore ^a   Falch, Jan A ^a,b   Strømsøe, Knut ^a  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density (BMD); Osteoporosis; Proximal humerus fracture; Z score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMINUTED FRACTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 70349299997     PISSN: 16338065     EISSN: 14321068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00590-009-0453-7     Document Type: Article

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