2005
Skeletal age deviation assessed by the Tanner–Whitehouse 2 method is associated with bone mass and fracture risk in children
Jones G, Ma D. Skeletal age deviation assessed by the Tanner–Whitehouse 2 method is associated with bone mass and fracture risk in children. Bone 2005, 36: 352-357. PMID: 15780962, DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2004.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkeletal age deviationBone mineral densityUpper limb fracture riskDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryFracture riskMetacarpal indexFracture casesPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyX-ray absorptiometrySkeletal ageMean skeletal ageStrength of associationBone healthHand fracturesBone massMineral densityTanner-Whitehouse 2 methodBone densityFracture associationBone strengthFemale childrenAge deviationAgeSignificant differences
2003
The Association between Bone Mineral Density, Metacarpal Morphometry, and Upper Limb Fractures in Children: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
Ma D, Jones G. The Association between Bone Mineral Density, Metacarpal Morphometry, and Upper Limb Fractures in Children: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2003, 88: 1486-1491. PMID: 12679427, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper limb fracturesBone mineral apparent densityCase-control studyBone mineral densityMetacarpal indexLimb fracturesForearm fracturesMineral densityBone massPopulation-based case-control studyDXA measuresAreal bone mineral densitySpine bone mineral apparent densityRisk of fractureDual-energy absorptiometryMetacarpal morphometryCortical widthFracture casesHand radiographsWristSignificant predictorsMultivariate modelingChildrenAssociationFractures