How does the femoral cortex depend on bone shape? A methodology for the joint analysis of surface texture and shape

Hip fractures are the most common cause of acute orthopaedic hospital admission in older people (Parker and Johansen, 2006), with their annual incidence projected to rise worldwide from 1.7 million in 1990 to 6.3 million in 2050 (Sambrook and Cooper, 2006). Bone mineral density is currently the imaging biomarker of choice for assessing an individual ’s fracture risk, but although it is specific (Johnell et al., 2005; Kanis et al., 2008) it lacks sensitivity (Kanis et al., 2008; Kaptoge et al., 2008; Sanders et al., 2006), missing the majority who go on to fracture.
Source: Medical Image Analysis - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research