Bone microarchitecture of the calcaneus
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Martin Rupprecht; Pia Pogoda; Marcus Mumme; Johannes M. Rueger; Klaus Püschel; M
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Article
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2006
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Bone structure and quality are an important parameter in the propensity of bone to fracture. Although the calcaneus is used as diagnostic reference site for osteoporosis by ultrasound, its structure has never been analyzed in detail. The purpose of this study was therefore to histomorphometrically a