J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact., 2004; 4(1): 105-8, PMID: 15615084
Muscle mass during childhood--relationship to skeletal development
Schoenau E, Neu MC, Manz F
Childrens Hospital, University of Cologne, Germany. Eckhard.schoenau@medizin.uni-koeln.de
Abstract
Bone densitometric data often are difficult to interpret in children and adolescents because of large inter- and intraindividual variations in bone size. Here, we propose a functional approach to bone densitometry that addresses two questions: Is bone strength normally adapted to the largest physiological loads, that is, muscle force? Is muscle force adequate for body size? To implement this approach, forearm muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) and bone mineral content (BMC) of the radial diaphysis were measured in 349 healthy subjects from 6 to 19 years of age (183 girls), using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). This functional approach to pediatric bone densitometric data should be adaptable to a variety of densitometric techniques.Produktgruppen: pQCT Knochendichte & -geometrie
Themen: Klinische Studien, Klinische Anwendung, Pädiatrie, Medizinische Fachbereiche, Diagnostik mit Leonardo & pQCT, Therapie & Prävention mit Galileo®
Doc-ID: 1852, 27.07.2009
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