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SUBMITTER: Abraham AC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4673035 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abraham Adam C AC Agarwalla Avinesh A Yadavalli Aditya A McAndrew Christopher C Liu Jenny Y JY Tang Simon Y SY
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 20150714 12
The diagnosis of fracture risk relies almost solely on quantifying bone mass, yet bone strength is governed by factors at multiple scales including composition and structure that contribute to fracture resistance. Furthermore, aging and conditions such as diabetes mellitus alter fracture incidence independently of bone mass. Therefore, it is critical to incorporate other factors that contribute to bone strength in order to improve diagnostic specificity of fracture risk. We examined the correlat ...[more]