Deficits in the Functional Muscle-Bone Unit in Youth With Fontan Physiology

To determine whether dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), a clinically available tool, mirrors the magnitude of deficits in trabecular and cortical bone mineral density (BMD) demonstrated on peripheral quantitative computed tomography in youth with Fontan physiology. We aimed to describe DXA-derived BMD at multiple sites and investigate the relationship between BMD and leg lean mass, a surrogate for skeletal muscle loading.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research