Biomechanical variables in assessment of fracture risk
By: Jaroslava Wendlova
Publisher: Nova Science
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781614701842
Subjects: Fractures; Diseases; Risk Assessment; Osteoporosis; Epidemiology; Osteoporotic Fractures; Complications; Human mechanics; Women's Health; Biomechanics; Risk factors; Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Slovak logistic regression predictive model in estimate of femoral neck fracture by fall; title: Expected frequency of femoral neck fractures by fall in the osteoporotic and osteopenic East Slovak female population; title: Expected frequency of biomechanically adverse values of proximal femur geometric variables in the East Slovak female population; title: Femur strength index versus bone mineral density : new findings; title: T plus Z score in assessment of fracture risk in female population from Bratislava; title: Osteoporosis in a female population from Bratislava : age-related BMD changes; title: Chondrosis of the disc : risk factor for osteoporotic vertebral fractures; title: The biomechanical methods used in determining bone quality elasticity and strength; title: Statistical tests for estimating osteoporotic fracture risk.