Vertebral fractures in the elderly may not always be "osteoporotic"

Bone

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-116

  Jiang, G ^a   Luo, J ^b   Pollintine, P ^c   Dolan, P ^b   Adams, M A ^b   Eastell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABQ method; Osteoporosis; Radiographs; Trauma; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE STRENGTH; CADAVER; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 77954761577     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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