AnalyzeDirect Robertson DD, Beck TJ, Chan BW, Scott WW, Sharma GB, Maloney WJ. Torsional strength estimates of femoral diaphyses with endosteal lytic lesions: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry study. J Orthop Res. October 2007;25(10):1343-1350.
Publication Date
October 2007
How Analyze was Used
“To confirm the amount of cortex removed by the machining process, all femurs were CT scanned, reconstructing images with a bone reconstruction algorithm (Somatom …). Analyze™ … was used to measure the removed cortical thickness.”
Keywords
Absorptiometry, Photon/methods
Adult
Aged
Cadaver
Compressive Strength/physiology
Diaphyses/injuries/pathology
Female
Femur/physiology/radiography
Fractures, Spontaneous/diagnosis/etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Osteolysis
Torsion Abnormality
Author Affiliation(s)
Department of BioEngineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, US. (DDR, GBS)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, US. (DDR)
Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, US. (TJB, WWS)
Department of Radiology, Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, US. (BWC)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, US. (WJM)
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Tags: Adult, Aged, Cadaver, Compressive Strength/physiology, Diaphyses/injuries/pathology, Female, Femur/physiology/radiography, Fractures, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Osteolysis, Photon Absorptiometry/methods, Spontaneous/diagnosis/etiology, Torsion Abnormality