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Compression or tension? The stress distribution in the proximal femur

BACKGROUND: Questions regarding the distribution of stress in the proximal human femur have never been adequately resolved. Traditionally, by considering the femur in isolation, it has been believed that the effect of body weight on the projecting neck and head places the superior aspect of the neck...

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Autores principales: Rudman, KE, Aspden, RM, Meakin, JR
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1397837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16504005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-925X-5-12