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Focal osteoporosis defects play a key role in hip fracture
BACKGROUND: Hip fractures are mainly caused by accidental falls and trips, which magnify forces in well-defined areas of the proximal femur. Unfortunately, the same areas are at risk of rapid bone loss with ageing, since they are relatively stress-shielded during walking and sitting. Focal osteoporo...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5135225/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777119 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2016.10.020 |