A Method for Determining Skeletal Lengths from DXA Images

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Skeletal ratios and bone lengths are widely used in anthropology and forensic pathology and hip axis length is a useful predictor of fracture. The aim of this study was to show that skeletal ratios, such as length of femur to height,...

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Main Authors: Fogelman Ignac, Blake Glen M, Chinappen-Horsley Usha, Spector Tim D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/8/113