Regional differences in cortical porosity in the fractured femoral neck.

Although bone mass is a contributory risk factor for intracapsular hip fracture, its distribution and porosity within the femoral neck is also important for bone strength. In femoral neck biopsies from 13 women with intracapsular hip fracture (mean +/- SEM: 75.4+/-2.1 years, OP) and 19 cadaveric sam...

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Main Authors: Bell, K, Loveridge, N, Power, J, Garrahan, N, Meggitt, B, Reeve, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999

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