Bone Health Assessment in Pediatrics

1. Rationale for Bone Health Assessment in Childhood and Adolescence
Maria Luisa Bianchi, Aenor J. Sawyer, Laura K. Bachrach

2. Tools for Measuring Bone in Children and Adolescents
Kate A. Ward, Thomas M. Link, Judith E. Adams

3. Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiomery Technology
John Shepherd, Nicola J. Crabtree

4. Indications for DXA in Children and Adolescents
Sarah Pitts, Catherine M. Gordon

5. Acquisition of DXA in Children and Adolescents
Nicola J. Crabtree, Kyla Kent

6. Analysis and Evaluation of DXA in Children and Adolescents
Babette S. Zemel, Heidi J. Kalkwarf

7. Reporting DXA Results for Children and Adolescents
Ellen B. Fung

8. DXA Evaluation of Infants and Toddlers
Bonny L. Specker, Teresa L. Binkley

9. DXA in Children with Special Needs
Heidi H. Kecskemethy, Elizabeth Szalay, H. Theodore Harcke

10. Bone Mineral Density as a Predictor of Vertebral Fractures in Children and Adolescents
Leanne M. Ward, Jinhui Ma

11. Lessons Learned from Clinical Research Using QCT, pQCT, and HR-pQCT
Heather M. Macdonald, Heather A. McKay, Mary B. Leonard

12. Evaluation of Fracture Without Known Trauma: Use of DXA in Differential Diagnosis
M. Zulf Mughal, Amanda T. Whitaker, Aenor J. Sawyer

13. What’s Next in the Field of Bone Health in Pediatrics? Research Considerations
Sharmila Majumdar, Tony M. Keavney, Luis Rio, Oliver Semler, Renaud Winzenrieth

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Orthopedics, Endocrinology, Pediatrics