Does hip strength analysis explain the lower incidence of hip fracture in the People's Republic of China?

To explore whether there are ethnic differences in calculated hip strength that might explain the low incidence of hip fracture in China, we used Lunar DPX 'beta' version of hip strength analysis (HAS) and hip axis length (HAL) programs to compare hip geometry, calculated strength and dens...

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Main Authors: Yan, L, Crabtree, N, Reeve, J, Zhou, B, Dequeker, J, Nijs, J, Falch, J, Prentice, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004