TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of Lumbar Bone Mineral Density by Dual Energy X‐Ray Absorptiometry
AU - Tsukahara, Hirokazu
AU - Nakashima, Tetsuo
AU - Yoshimoto, Masahiro
AU - Kuriyama, Masanori
AU - Shigematsu, Yosuke
AU - Hayashi, Shuhei
AU - Haruki, Shinichi
AU - Ishii, Yasushi
AU - Sudo, Masakatsu
PY - 1991/8
Y1 - 1991/8
N2 - Using dual‐energy x‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA), the lumbar spinal bone mineral density (BMD) in 49 Japanese children with or without metabolic bone disease (MBD) was determined. The following results were obtained: (a) The normal data for healthy Caucasians (J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1990; 70: 1330‐1333) appear to be applicable to Japanese children; (b) BMD was normal in patients with congenital hydronephrosis with normal renal function; (c) One patient with congenital renal failure and one with Lowe syndrome had low BMD, but the MBD in the former improved markedly with peritoneal dialysis; (d) A reduced BMD was found in patients treated with long‐term steroids, probably because of decreased turnover of bone; (e) A reduction in BMD was pronounced in preterm infants during the first few months of life. In conclusion, DEXA is a useful method of bone densitometry in MBD in children.
AB - Using dual‐energy x‐ray absorptiometry (DEXA), the lumbar spinal bone mineral density (BMD) in 49 Japanese children with or without metabolic bone disease (MBD) was determined. The following results were obtained: (a) The normal data for healthy Caucasians (J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1990; 70: 1330‐1333) appear to be applicable to Japanese children; (b) BMD was normal in patients with congenital hydronephrosis with normal renal function; (c) One patient with congenital renal failure and one with Lowe syndrome had low BMD, but the MBD in the former improved markedly with peritoneal dialysis; (d) A reduced BMD was found in patients treated with long‐term steroids, probably because of decreased turnover of bone; (e) A reduction in BMD was pronounced in preterm infants during the first few months of life. In conclusion, DEXA is a useful method of bone densitometry in MBD in children.
KW - Dual‐energy x‐ray absorptiometry
KW - Lumbar bone mineral density
KW - Metabolic bone disease
KW - Metabolic bone disease in preterm infants
KW - Steroid‐induced osteoporosis
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1991.tb02572.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1442-200X.1991.tb02572.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 1792904
AN - SCOPUS:0025718994
VL - 33
SP - 459
EP - 466
JO - Pediatrics International
JF - Pediatrics International
SN - 1328-8067
IS - 4
ER -