ON THE ROLE OF HISTOMORPHOMETRIC (STEREOLOGICAL) MICROSTRUCTURE PARAMETERS IN THE PREDICTION OF VERTEBRAE COMPRESSION STRENGTH

The well-documented relation between bone mineral density (BMD) and bone compression strength constitutes the basis for osteoporosis diagnostics and the assessment of fracture risk. Simultaneously, this relation demonstrates a considerable scatter of results as bones of identical mineral density may...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leszek Karol Wojnar, Aneta Gądek-Moszczak, Jacek Pietraszek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Society for Stereology and Quantitative Image Analysis 2019-04-01
Series:Image Analysis and Stereology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.ias-iss.org/ojs/IAS/article/view/2028