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Age- and gender-related differences in the geometric properties and biomechanical significance of intracortical porosity in the distal radius and tibia

  1. Andrew J Burghardt1,*,
  2. Galateia J Kazakia1,
  3. Sweta Ramachandran2,
  4. Thomas M Link1,
  5. Sharmila Majumdar1,2

Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.091104

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 5, pages 983–993, May 2010

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Burghardt, A. J., Kazakia, G. J., Ramachandran, S., Link, T. M. and Majumdar, S. (2010), Age- and gender-related differences in the geometric properties and biomechanical significance of intracortical porosity in the distal radius and tibia. J Bone Miner Res, 25: 983–993. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.091104

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  1. 1

    Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California–San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Bioengineering, University of California–Berkeley; Berkeley, CA, USA

*Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California–San Francisco, QB3 Building, Suite 203, 1700 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 APR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 27 JAN 2010 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 29 OCT 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 17 AUG 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 18 MAY 2009

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