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Fractures of the proximal femur: correlates of radiological evidence of osteoporosis

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  1. Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica, Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano, 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy

    Luca Cristofolini

  2. Engineering Faculty, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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Cristofolini, L. Fractures of the proximal femur: correlates of radiological evidence of osteoporosis. Skeletal Radiol 36, 703–704 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-007-0299-1

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