FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES – BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND RISK FACTORS.

The strength of the bone is a function of its mechanical properties and bone geometry. The probability of the occurrence of femoral neck fracture is associated with both the trauma mechanism and magnitude of the acting forces as well as with the bone quality, the mental state, the incidence of falls...

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Main Author: Orlin Filipov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of IMAB
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issue-2014/issue4/JofIMAB_2014-20-4p513-515.pdf