Role of trabecular microarchitecture in whole-vertebral body biomechanical behavior

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1523-1530

  Fields, Aaron J ^a   Eswaran, Senthil K ^a   Jekir, Michael G ^a   Keaveny, Tony M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Osteoporosis; Spine; Trabecular microarchitecture; Vertebral strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BONE STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OSTEOPOROSIS; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA BODY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICS; BONE AND BONES; FEMALE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE;

EID: 72749107561     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090317     Document Type: Article

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