Local strength and regional bone mineral density profiles of the thoracolumbar endplate

1.1 Purpose 1. To determine the strength profile of the thoracolumbar endplates using indentation testing. 2. To determine the regional bone mineral density (rBMD) profile of the thoracolumbar endplates using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). 3. To compare the thoracolumbar en...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bailey, Christopher Stewart
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/14254