BONE-MINERAL DENSITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE SPASTIC CEREBRAL-PALSY
BONE-MINERAL DENSITY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO HAVE SPASTIC CEREBRAL-PALSY
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DOI:
10.2106/00004623-199511000-00005
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发表时间:
1995-11-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
GREENE, WB
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作者:
HENDERSON, RC;LIN, PP;GREENE, WB
Bone-mineral density was studied in a heterogeneous group of 139 children (mean age, nine years; range, three to fifteen years) who had spastic cerebral palsy, The evaluation included serum analyses and a nutritional assessment based on a dietary history and anthropometric measurements. The bone-mineral density of the proximal parts of the femora and the lumbar spine was measured with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and was normalized for age against a series of ninety-five normal children and adolescents who served as controls, Bone-mineral density varied greatly but averaged nearly one standard deviation below the age-matched normal means for both the proximal parts of the femora (-0.92 standard deviation) and the lumbar spine (-0.80 standard deviation), Ambulatory status was the factor that best correlated with bone-mineral density, Nutritional status, assessed on the basis of caloric intake, skinfolds, and body-mass index, was the second most significant variable, The pattern of involvement, durations of immobilization in a cast, and a calcium intake of less than 500 milligrams per day were additional factors of less significance, The age when the child first walked, previous fractures, use of anticonvulsants, and serum vitamin-D levels did not correlate with bone-mineral density after adjustment for covariance with the ambulatory status and the nutritional status, Serum levels of calcium, phosphate, alkaline phosphatase, and osteocalcin were not reliable indicators of low bone-mineral density.