Bone quality--the material and structural basis of bone strength and fragility

N Engl J Med. 2006 May 25;354(21):2250-61. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra053077.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Bone Density / physiology*
  • Bone Development / physiology*
  • Bone Remodeling / drug effects
  • Bone Remodeling / physiology*
  • Bone and Bones / anatomy & histology*
  • Bone and Bones / chemistry
  • Female
  • Fractures, Bone / pathology
  • Humans
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / drug therapy
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / pathology
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / physiopathology