Clinical risk factors but not bone density are associated with prevalent fractures in prepubertal children
Ma D, Jones G. Clinical risk factors but not bone density are associated with prevalent fractures in prepubertal children. Journal Of Paediatrics And Child Health 2002, 38: 497-500. PMID: 12354268, DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00037.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone mineral densityClinical risk factorsPrevalent fracturesRisk factorsPrepubertal childrenBone densityDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryTotal fracture riskLow-energy fallsOdds of fractureSports participationApparent bone mineral densityX-ray absorptiometryTotal body boneMaternal fracturesOral prednisoloneAsthma historyCorticosteroid usageMaternal smokingFemoral neckFracture riskMineral densityClinical dataLumbar spineBody bone