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Ageing and bone structure

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Biopsy of Bone in Internal Medicine: An Atlas and Sourcebook

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Ageing causes substantial changes in both the structure and the mechanical properties of bone, i.e. quantity and quality18,31. Bone loss throughout life has been observed in so many different populations, that it is regarded as a universal feature of ageing, also called ‘physiological osteopenia’6,31,44.

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  3. Department of Hematology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel

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  4. Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

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Bartl, R., Frisch, B. (1993). Ageing and bone structure. In: Biopsy of Bone in Internal Medicine: An Atlas and Sourcebook. Current Histopathology, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2222-1_6

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