TY - JOUR
T1 - The Utility of DXA Assessment at the Forearm, Proximal Femur, and Lateral Distal Femur, and Vertebral Fracture Assessment in the Pediatric Population
T2 - 2019 ISCD Official Position
AU - Weber, David R.
AU - Boyce, Alison
AU - Gordon, Catherine
AU - Högler, Wolfgang
AU - Kecskemethy, Heidi H.
AU - Misra, Madhusmita
AU - Swolin-Eide, Diana
AU - Tebben, Peter
AU - Ward, Leanne M.
AU - Wasserman, Halley
AU - Shuhart, Christopher
AU - Zemel, Babette S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019
PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used in the evaluation of bone fragility in children. Previous recommendations emphasized total body less head and lumbar spine DXA scans for clinical bone health assessment. However, these scan sites may not be possible or optimal for all groups of children with conditions that threaten bone health. The utility of DXA scans of the proximal femur, forearm, and radius were evaluated for adequacy of reference data, precision, ability of predict fracture, and applicability to all, or select groups of children. In addition, the strengths and limitations of vertebral fracture assessment by DXA were evaluated. The new Pediatric Positions provide guidelines on the use of these additional measures in the assessment of skeletal health in children.
AB - Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used in the evaluation of bone fragility in children. Previous recommendations emphasized total body less head and lumbar spine DXA scans for clinical bone health assessment. However, these scan sites may not be possible or optimal for all groups of children with conditions that threaten bone health. The utility of DXA scans of the proximal femur, forearm, and radius were evaluated for adequacy of reference data, precision, ability of predict fracture, and applicability to all, or select groups of children. In addition, the strengths and limitations of vertebral fracture assessment by DXA were evaluated. The new Pediatric Positions provide guidelines on the use of these additional measures in the assessment of skeletal health in children.
KW - Children
KW - DXA
KW - Forearm
KW - lateral distal femur
KW - proximal femur
KW - vertebral fracture assessment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jocd.2019.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jocd.2019.07.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31421951
AN - SCOPUS:85070562562
SN - 1094-6950
VL - 22
SP - 567
EP - 589
JO - Journal of Clinical Densitometry
JF - Journal of Clinical Densitometry
IS - 4
ER -