Association between childhood obstructive sleep apnoea and risk of early osteoporosis

Conclusion: Children with OSAS had lower SOS suggesting risk for early osteoporosis. We conclude that using USG calcaneum is noninvasive and can be used to screen risk of osteoporosis in children with OSAS.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: sies, n. s., Nathan, A. M., Debruyne, J. A., Jalaluddin, M. Y., Anuar Zaini, A., Thavagnanam, S., Chinna, K. Tags: Paediatric respiratory physiology and sleep Source Type: research