Indices of risk assessment of fracture of the proximal humerus

Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-39

  Giannotti, Stefano ^a   Bottai, Vanna ^a   Dell'osso, Giacomo ^a   Donati, Daniela ^a   Bugelli, Giulia ^a   De Paola, Gaia ^a   Guido, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical humerus index; Osteoporosis; Prediction

Indexed keywords

BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CORTICAL BONE; COST; DIAPHYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; INCIDENCE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS;

EID: 84862833959     PISSN: 17248914     EISSN: 19713266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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