RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Assessment of bone status using the contact ultrasound bone analyser
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 535
OP 536
DO 10.1136/adc.76.6.535
VO 76
IS 6
A1 Mughal, M Z
A1 Ward, K
A1 Qayyum, N
A1 Langton, C M
YR 1997
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/76/6/535.abstract
AB Broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) was measured at the calcaneum in 367 healthy white schoolchildren (193 girls and 174 boys) aged 6–15 years. The mean calcaneal (BUA) increased with age and was significantly related to age, height, and weight. Measurement of calcaneal (BUA) may be helpful in the radiation free assessment of childhood disorders associated with increased fracture risk.