Fracture threshold in the femur and tibia of people with spinal cord injury as determined by peripheral quantitative computed tomography

• Published in: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation Vol. 86; no. 3; pp. 498 - 504
• Main Authors: Eser, Prisca, Frotzler, Angela, Zehnder, Yvonne, Denoth, Jachen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2005; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Bone Density; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Femoral Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Fractures; Humans; Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Nervous system as a whole; Neurology; Osteoarticular system. Muscles; Paraplegia - complications; Paraplegia - rehabilitation; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Cord Injuries - complications; Spinal Cord Injuries - rehabilitation; Switzerland; Tibial Fractures - diagnostic imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents; Switzerland; Europe; Bone density; Spinal cord injuries; Fractures; Rehabilitation; Osseous epiphysis; Femur; Prognosis; Motor system disorder; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Lower extremity; Fracture; Properties; Paraplegia; Tibia; Cross sectional study; Ambulatory; Paralysis; Neurological disorder; Quantitative analysis; Human; Nervous system diseases; Radiodiagnosis; Duration; Mean value; Chronic; Distal; Medical imagery; Bone mineral density; Computerized axial tomography; Cortical bone

Eser P, Frotzler A, Zehnder Y, Denoth J. Fracture threshold in the femur and tibia of people with spinal cord injury as determined by peripheral quantitative computed tomography. To determine bone traits of the femur and tibia with peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) that best disting...