Relation between age, femoral neck cortical stability, and hip fracture risk.
BACKGROUND: Hip fracture risk rises 100 to 1000-fold over 60 years of ageing. Loss of resistance to bending is not a major feature of normal ageing of the femoral neck. Another cause of fragility is local buckling or elastic instability. Bones adapt to their local experience of mechanical loading. T...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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