Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 425-430 , October 2006

Assessment of Femoral Neck Strength by 3-Dimensional X-ray Absorptiometry

  • Anthony Le Bras

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Biomécanique, ENSAM-CNRS Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Anthony Le Bras, Biospace Instruments, 10 rue Mercoeur, Paris, 75011 France.
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  • Sami Kolta

      Affiliations

    • Centre d'Evaluation des Maladies Osseuses, Service de Rhumatologie Hôpital Cochin AP-HP, Université René Descartes, Paris, France
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  • Philippe Soubrane

      Affiliations

    • Service d'orthopédie de l'Hôpital St Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France
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  • Wafa Skalli

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Biomécanique, ENSAM-CNRS Paris, France
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  • Christian Roux

      Affiliations

    • Centre d'Evaluation des Maladies Osseuses, Service de Rhumatologie Hôpital Cochin AP-HP, Université René Descartes, Paris, France
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  • David Mitton

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire de Biomécanique, ENSAM-CNRS Paris, France

Received 24 February 2006 ,Revised 7 August 2006 ,Accepted 18 August 2006.

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PII: S1094-6950(06)00256-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2006.08.007

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 425-430 , October 2006

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