The Use of Computed Tomography Attenuation to Evaluate Osteoporosis Following Acute Fractures of the Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebra

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 50-55

  Emohare, Osa ^a,b   Cagan, Amanda ^c   Morgan, Robert ^b   Davis, Rick ^a   Asis, Martin ^d   Switzer, Julie ^a,b   Polly, David W ^b  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Health Partners Institute for Education and Research   (United States)

^d St Paul Radiology   (United States)

Author keywords

BMD; bone mineral density; CT attenuation; fracture; osteoporosis; spine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993740352     PISSN: 21514585     EISSN: 21514593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2151458514525042     Document Type: Article

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