Bone health assessment in pediatrics : guidelines for clinical practice

Bone health assessment in pediatrics : guidelines for clinical practice /

The gold-standard resource for evaluating bone health in children and adolescents, this practical and highly anticipated second edition offers a comprehensive, fully updated resource for addressing bone health in these populations. Developed by a renowned international panel of experts in measuring...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Fung, Ellen B., Bachrach, Laura K., Sawyer, Aenor J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2016
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Bone diseases in children.
Pediatric orthopedics.
Children.
Radiography.
Human beings.
Adolescent
Child
Humans
Bone Diseases > diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Bone Density
Densitometry > methods
children (people by age group)
Homo sapiens (species)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Rationale for Bone Health Assessment in Childhood and Adolescence / Maria Luisa Bianchi, Aenor J. Sawyer, and Laura K. Bachrach
  • 2. Tools for Measuring Bone in Children and Adolescents / Kate A. Ward, Thomas M. Link, and Judith E. Adams
  • 3. Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiomery Technology / John Shepherd and Nicola J. Crabtree
  • 4. Indications for DXA in Children and Adolescents / Sarah Pitts and Catherine M. Gordon
  • 5. Acquisition of DXA in Children and Adolescents / Nicola J. Crabtree and Kyla Kent
  • 6. Analysis and Evaluation of DXA in Children and Adolescents / Babette S. Zemel and Heidi J. Kalkwarf
  • 7. Reporting DXA Results for Children and Adolescents / Ellen B. Fung
  • 8. DXA Evaluation of Infants and Toddlers / Bonny L. Specker and Teresa L. Binkley
  • 9. DXA in Children with Special Needs / Heidi H. Kecskemethy, Elizabeth Szalay, and H. Theodore Harcke
  • 10. Bone Mineral Density as a Predictor of Vertebral Fractures in Children and Adolescents / Leanne M. Ward and Jinhui Ma
  • 11. Lessons Learned from Clinical Research Using QCT, pQCT, and HR-pQCT / Heather M. Macdonald, Heather A. McKay, and Mary B. Leonard
  • 12. Evaluation of Fracture Without Known Trauma: Use of DXA in Differential Diagnosis / M. Zulf Mughal, Amanda T. Whitaker, and Aenor J. Sawyer
  • 13. What's Next in the Field of Bone Health in Pediatrics? Research Considerations / Sharmila Majumdar, Tony M. Keavney, Luis Del Rio, Oliver Semler, and Renaud Winzenrieth
  • Appendix A; Appendix B;. Appendix C; Appendix D.

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