Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 175-183 , April 2006

Trabecular Bone Status in Ultradistal Tibia Under Habitual Gait Loading: A pQCT Study in Postmenopausal Women

  • Yau-Ming Lai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
    • ,
  • Ling Qin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Ling Qin, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, SAR, PR China.
    • ,
  • Vivian Wing-Yin Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Wing-Yee Choy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Suk-Tak Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
    • ,
  • Lawrence Wing-Chi Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
    • ,
  • Kai-Ming Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Received 19 September 2005 ,Revised 17 November 2005 ,Accepted 27 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2005.11.006

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 175-183 , April 2006

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