Bone three-dimensional microstructural features of the common osteoporotic fracture sites

World Journal of Orthopedics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 486-495

  Chen, Huayue ^a   Kubo, Kin Ya ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SEIJOH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortical bone; Distal radius; Femoral neck; Fracture; Microstructure; Osteoporosis; Trabecular bone; Vertebra

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906098014     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22185836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v5.i4.486     Document Type: Article

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