Distal radius fractures: Mechanisms of i
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Peter Augat; Hiroyuki Iida; Yebin Jiang; Edward Diao; Harry K. Genant
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Article
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1998
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## Abstract The strength of the radius depends on the mechanical properties of cancellous and cortical bone. By assessing both compartments quantitatively with bone densitometry. we tried to identify the specificity of each in predicting the load at which the distal raius will fracture. Twenty huma