Bone mineral status in preterm-born children: Assessment by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Chikahide Hori; Hirokazu Tsukahara; Yasushi Fujii; Tooru Kawamitsu; Yukuo Konishi; Kazutaka Yamamoto; Yasushi Ishii; Masakatsu Sudo

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Bone mineral status in preterm-born children: Assessment by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Chikahide Hori, Hirokazu Tsukahara, Yasushi Fujii, Tooru Kawamitsu, Yukuo Konishi, Kazutaka Yamamoto, Yasushi Ishii, Masakatsu Sudo

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Abstract

To elucidate the long-term consequences of osteopenia of prematurity, lumbar spinal bone mass was measured in 21 preterm-born children aged 3-4 years by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Their mineral intake remained low during early life, and all 11 infants previously studied were osteopenic at term postconception. At the age of 3-4 years, however, all 21 children were found to have normal bone mineral content and density with slightly elevated serum osteocalcin levels. Our results show that in preterm-born children spontaneous resolution of lumbar spinal osteopenia occurs during early childhood.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	254-258
Number of pages	5
Journal	Neonatology
Volume	68
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000244243
Publication status	Published - 1995
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bone mineral contents
Bone mineral status
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
Lumbar spine
Osteocalcin
Osteopenia
Preterm-born children

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental Biology

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