Densitometric study of the clavicle: bone mineral density explains the laterality of the fractures,

Introduction:Epidemiological studies have shown laterality in clavicle fractures, such that the left side is more frequently fractured. The present study had the aim of evaluating whether the clavicle on the dominant side is denser and thus explaining the greater incidence of fractures on the non-do...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Teodoro Ezequiel Guerra, Maria Isabel Pozzi, Gabriela Busin, Lucas Crestana Zanetti, José Antônio Lazzarotto Terra Lopes, Vinícius Orso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2014-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162014000500468&lng=en&tlng=en