Development and validation of a predictive bone fracture risk model for astronauts

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2337-2359

  Nelson, Emily S ^a   Lewandowski, Beth ^a   Licata, Angelo ^b   Myers, Jerry G ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Bone loss; Femoral neck; Fracture risk index; Gravitational physiology; Lumbar spine; Monte Carlo method; Probabilistic modeling; Risk assessment; Wrist

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; BONE LOSS; FEMORAL NECK; FRACTURE RISK INDEX; GRAVITATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY; LUMBAR SPINE; PROBABILISTIC MODELING; WRIST;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; GRAVITATION; IMAGE RECORDING; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FRACTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMONAUT; FRACTURE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ASTRONAUTS; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPACE FLIGHT; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 70349653293     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-009-9779-x     Document Type: Article

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