PMID: 15244221Jul 13, 2004Paper

Bone mass evaluated by calcaneous ultrasound and radial peripheral computed tomography in 726 youngsters

Acta Paediatrica
C VoltaS Bernasconi

Abstract

To compare the results of ultrasound and computed peripheral tomography in evaluating bone mass in a population of normal children. Seven hundred and twenty-six healthy school children (260 males; age 8.3-20.9 y) underwent calcaneous ultrasound and peripheral computed tomography at the ultradistal radius. Broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) and areal and volumetric bone mineral density (aBMD and vBMD) were evaluated. The results were compared and correlated among them and with auxological parameters (height, BMI and pubertal stages) using the software package SPSS for Windows. The three variables examined (BUA, aBMD and vBMD) all showed a progressive increase with age and a positive correlation with age, height and BMI. When the population was subdivided according to pubertal stages, all variables showed a progressive increase, the difference being significant when stages 1-2 were compared with stages 4-5. A significant correlation was present among BUA, aBMD and vBMD even if the Pearson correlation coefficient was not high. The similar pattern of BUA, aBMD and vBMD with respect to age, height and pubertal stages indicates that ultrasound could be a reliable method to screen bone mass abnormalities in children. The low corre...Continue Reading

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