Is osteoporosis a risk factor for ankle fracture?: Comparison of bone mineral density between ankle fracture and control groups

Objectives: There remains controversy over osteoporotic feature of the ankle. Therefore, we investigated the possibility of the existence of a relationship between axial bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with ankle fracture group with that of the normal population in Korea under control of othe...

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Main Authors: Dong-Oh Lee, Joo-Hak Kim, Byung-Chan Yoo, Jeong-Hyun Yoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405525517302005