Biomechanical assessment of hip fracture:development of finite element models to predict fractures
Abstract Hip fracture is the most severe complication of osteoporosis. The occurrence of hip fracture is increasing worldwide as a result of the ageing of the population. The clinical assessment of osteoporosis and to some extent hip fracture risk is based on the measurement of bone mineral density...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Oulun yliopisto
2011
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514296109 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789514296109 |