- Original Release Date:
June 30, 2007
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Expiration Date: June 30, 2009
- Estimated Time to Complete this
Educational Activity: 1.5 hours
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Type of Enduring Material: Internet-Based CE
- DISCLAIMER:
The views and observations presented in this
Continuing Education publication are those of the
authors/editors and do not necessarily reflect those of the funders or producers of this publication. Readers are urged
to consult current prescribing and clinical practice
information in any drug, device or procedure discussed in
this publication.
OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this CE material, the
participant should be able to:
- Discuss characteristics that determine bone strength
and/or resistance to fracture.
- Cite the factor that is currently the best clinical
predictor of bone strength.
- Describe the role played by bone geometry in
determining bone strength.
- Describe bone microarchitecture and its impact on
resistance to fracture.
- Identify the role of collagen in overall bone
strength.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COMMERCIAL SUPPORT
The newsletter associated with this educational activity was
originally published in Summer 2007. NOF received no commercial
support for the production and printing of the print or online
publication of Osteoporosis: Clinical Updates.
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