Relation between age, femoral neck cortical stability, and hip fracture risk
Author/Authors :
Paul M Mayhew، نويسنده , , C David Thomas، نويسنده , , John G. Clement، نويسنده , , Nigel Loveridge، نويسنده , , Thomas J Beck، نويسنده , , William Bonfield، نويسنده , , Chris J Burgoyne، نويسنده , , Jonathan Reeve، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
Pages :
7
From page :
129
To page :
135
Abstract :
Background
Hip fracture risk rises 100 to 1000-fold over 60 years of ageing. Loss of resistance to bending is not a major feature of normal ageing of the femoral neck. Another cause of fragility is local buckling or elastic instability. Bones adapt to the
