Changes in pediatric DXA measures of musculoskeletal outcomes and correlation with quantitative CT following treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

The objective of this study was to examine changes in DXA measures used in clinical practice and expressed as Z-scores using robust national reference data. Children and adolescents, ages 5 to 18  years were enrolled within 2 (median 0.8) years of completing ALL therapy. DXA total-body less-head bone mineral content (TBLH-BMC), and spine, total hip, femoral neck, and 1/3rd radius areal BMD (aBMD) were assessed in 45 participants at enrollment and 12-months later.

http://www.thebonejournal.com/article/S8756-3282(18)30158-3/fulltext?rss=yes

Source: Bone - April 18, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Sogol Mostoufi-Moab, Andrea Kelly, Jonathan A. Mitchell, Joshua Baker, Babette S. Zemel, Jill Brodsky, Jin Long, Mary B. Leonard Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research