DXA predictions of human femoral mechanical properties depend on the load configuration

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1564-1572

  Dall'Ara, E ^a   Luisier, B ^a   Schmidt, R ^b   Pretterklieber, M ^b   Kainberger, F ^b   Zysset, P ^c   Pahr, D ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; BMD; Bone strength; Femur; Mechanical testing; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

AREAL BONE MINERAL DENSITIES; BMD; BONE STRENGTH; FEMUR; LOAD CONFIGURATIONS; LOADING CONFIGURATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES;

BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING;

LOADS (FORCES);

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE STRENGTH; COMPUTER PREDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FEMUR FRACTURE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; X RAY GENERATOR;

BIOMECHANICS; BMD; BONE STRENGTH; FEMUR; MECHANICAL TESTING; OSTEOPOROSIS;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 84884412489     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: 18734030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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