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. 2004 Oct 12;1(3):170–180. doi: 10.7150/ijms.1.170

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Diagram of the systems approach that may be applied to explain the multifactorial aetiology underlying osteoporotic vertebral fracture. Bone, macroscopic, local and global factors may interact to influence the risk of sustaining a vertebral fracture.