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Bone mineral status in 134 patients with cystic fibrosis
E M Laursen1, C Molgaard, K F Michaelsen
1Department of Growth and Reproduction GR, Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Archives of Disease in Childhood
|August 18, 1999
Abstract
Aim:
To investigate bone mineral status in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).
Patients And Methods:
Whole body bone mineral content (BMC), projected bone area, and bone mineral density (BMD) were determined by dual energy x ray absorptiometry in 134 patients with CF and compared with 396 healthy controls.
Results:
In patients 19 years of age, BMD and BMC for age were significantly reduced.
Conclusion:
Short and narrow bones were the main reasons for reduced BMC for age in patients