Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology
Vol.5 No.6(2014), Paper ID 45996, 19
pages
DOI:10.4236/abb.2014.56063
Probability of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures Assessment Based on DXA Measurements and Finite Element Simulation
Enrique López, Elena Ibarz, Antonio Herrera, Jesús Mateo, Antonio Lobo-Escolar, Sergio Puértolas, Luis Gracia
Department of Design and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Department of Surgery, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
Aragón Health Sciences Institute, Zaragoza, Spain
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Copyright © 2014 Enrique López, Elena Ibarz, Antonio Herrera, Jesús Mateo, Antonio Lobo-Escolar, Sergio Puértolas, Luis Gracia et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
López, E. , Ibarz, E. , Herrera, A. , Mateo, J. , Lobo-Escolar, A. , Puértolas, S. and Gracia, L. (2014) Probability of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures Assessment Based on DXA Measurements and Finite Element Simulation.
Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology,
5, 527-545. doi:
10.4236/abb.2014.56063.