[Relation of bone microdamage and mineralization to the risk of femoral neck fracture].
Increased microdamage accumulation and decreased degree of mineralization have been observed in the patients with femoral neck fracture. This may indicate that increased microdamage production caused by osteopenia such as cortical or trabecular thinning, stimulate bone remodeling to repair damage and decrease degree of mineralization of bone. Appropriate regulation of bone remodeling is a key to prevent the impaired bone quality and to reduce a risk of femoral neck fracture.
Mashiba
Tasuku
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Kagawa University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery.
D000368:Aged; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000473:pathology; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic / Q000502:physiology*; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans