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Arch Osteoporos (2006) 1:37–41 DOI 10.1007/s11657-006-0006-1 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Reference data for bone speed of sound measurement by quantitative ultrasound in healthy children Anjumanara Omar & Serap Turan & Abdullah Bereket Received: 15 February 2006 /Accepted: 20 July 2006 / Published online: 28 September 2006 International Osteoporosis Foundation and National Osteoporosis Foundation 2006 Abstract SDS, calcium intake or osteocalcin levels. SOS Z-score Introduction The aim of the study was to establish correlated negatively with weight SDS in girls and serum reference data for tibia and radius bone ultrasonic speed alkaline phosphatase in boys. of sound (SOS) measurement in our pediatric population, Conclusion We report the reference data for SOS in healthy and to compare the results with original (built-in) Turkish children, which are very similar to that obtained in reference data. We also investigated the relationship Israeli children, suggesting a consistency of SOS across between SOS Z-scores and anthropometric parameters ethnicities. and bone markers. . . Method SOS was measured in 463 healthy children (1– Keywords Bone mineral content Ethnicity . . 16 years) for the tibia and radius using Omnisense 7000 Quantitative ultrasound Reference data Speed of sound device (Sunlight Medical Inc., Israel). Height, weight, calcium intake, serum alkaline
Archives of Osteoporosis – Springer Journals
Published: Sep 28, 2006
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