Micro-computed tomography and mechanical evaluation of trabecular bone structure in osteopenic and osteoporotic fractures
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Firat OZAN, MAHMUT PEKEDİS, Semmi KOYUNCU, Taskin ALTAY, Hasan YILDIZ, Cemil KAYALI
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2017, vol 25
Summary
Purpose: Osteopenia and osteoporosis are the two most common musculoskeletal disorders in the elderly population. We determined whether osteopenic and osteoporotic patients with fractures exhibit differences in trabecular morphology and biomechanical properties of bone.