Age- and sex-related changes of humeral head microarchitecture: Histomorphometric analysis of 60 human specimens

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-26

  Barvencik, Florian ^a   Gebauer, Matthias ^a   Beil, Frank Timo ^a   Vettorazzi, Eik ^a   Mumme, Marcus ^a   Rupprecht, Martin ^a   Pogoda, Pia ^a   Wegscheider, Karl ^a   Rueger, Johannes M ^a   Pueschel, Klaus ^a   Amling, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Fracture; Histomorphometry; Humeral head; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE MASS; BONE SCREW; BONE STRUCTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMERUS HEAD; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BONE DENSITY; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73249150525     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20957     Document Type: Article

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