Bone Quality — The Material and Structural Basis of Bone Strength and Fragility

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This review discusses advances in knowledge regarding the composition and structure of bone, the modeling and remodeling of bone, the formation of bone during growth and its reconstruction in adults, and how age-related abnormalities in these processes compromise the composition and structure of bone.

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Bone health and osteoporosis research Bone health and treatments Bone Metabolism and Diseases

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 354, Issue 21, pp. 2250-2261

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra053077

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Bone Quality — The Material and Structural Basis of Bone Strength and Fragility

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