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Assessment of bone density in children with Scheuermann's disease
J Popko1, J Konstantynowicz, D Kossakowski
1Department of Children's Surgery, Medical Academy of Białystok.
Roczniki Akademii Medycznej W Bialymstoku (1995)
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Twenty four children with Scheuermann's disease (11 girls and 13 boys) aged 9-18 years measured for bone mineral density. The total skeleton (TB BMD) and lumbar spine (L2-L4 BMD) mineral density were investigated by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). In nine patients with Scheuermann's disease and backache we found lower levels of TB BMD and L2-L4 BMD in comparison with reference population of Lunar database. Osteopenia in these children may be caused by decreased physical activity due to vertebral pain.