## Abstract Osteoporosis (OP) is one of the most prevalent bone diseases worldwide with bone fracture the major clinical consequence. The effect of OP on fracture repair is disputed and although it might be expected for fracture repair to be delayed in osteoporotic individuals, a definitive answer
Femoral and spinal bone mineral density in Japanese osteoporotics with hip fracture
β Scribed by T. Sugimoto; Y. Kanbara; H. Shiraishi; M. Kawakatsu; H. Negishi; M. Fukase; T. Fujita; K. Chihara; M. Tsutsumi
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 629 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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