Skeletal status assessment by quantitative ultrasound and bone densitometry in children with different renal conditions
ConclusionsSkeletal status assessment in children and adolescents with different renal conditions should not be based on single diagnostic approach. DXA scanning, performed at lumbar spine, is potentially more appropriate to reveal disturbances secondary to long-term GC therapy, whereas TB-DXA is highly effective in the identification of skeletal disturbances related to decreased kidney function. QUS at hand phalanges seems to be a useful diagnostic means in CKD with diminished GFR but insufficient to detect GC-related disturbances.
Source: Osteoporosis International - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
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