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Association between femur size and a focal defect of the superior femoral neck
Within each sex, there is an association between hip fracture risk and the size of the proximal femur, with larger femurs apparently more susceptible to fracture. Here, we investigate whether the thickness and density of the femoral cortex play a role in this association: might larger femurs harbour...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4640978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26142930 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2015.06.024 |