Distribution of cortical bone in the femoral neck and hip fracture: a prospective case-control analysis of 143 incident hip fractures; the AGES-REYKJAVIK Study.

In this prospective nested case-control study we analyzed the circumferential differences in estimated cortical thickness (Est CTh) of the mid femoral neck as a risk factor for osteoporotic hip fractures in elderly women and men. Segmental QCT analysis of the mid femoral neck was applied to assess c...

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Main Authors: Johannesdottir, F, Poole, K, Reeve, J, Siggeirsdottir, K, Aspelund, T, Mogensen, B, Jonsson, B, Sigurdsson, S, Harris, T, Gudnason, V, Sigurdsson, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011