Structural analysis of the human tibia in men with spinal cord injury by tomographic (pQCT) serial scans

Bone

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 511-518

  Rittweger, Jörn ^a,b   Goosey Tolfrey, Vicky L ^a,c   Cointry, Gustavo ^d   Ferretti, José Luis ^d  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bone biomechanics; Bone density; Bone geometry; Disuse induced osteopenia; Immobilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PERIOSTEUM; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TIBIA;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIBIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77955845772     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.05.025     Document Type: Article

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