Bone Quality Measured Using Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasonography Is Reduced Among Children with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa - 21/11/19
, Cara B. Thurman, RN, MPH 1, Faeezah Patel, MBBCh 4, Jonathan J. Kaufman, PhD 5, 6, Renate Strehlau, MBBCh 4, Megan Burke, MBBCh 4, Stephanie Shiau, PhD, MPH 1, 2, Ashraf Coovadia, MBBCh 4, Michael T. Yin, MD, MS 7Abstract |
We evaluated bone quality among South African children with HIV over a 2-year period by quantitative ultrasound (QUS). Children with HIV have persistently lower bone quality compared with controls reflecting increased porosity, reduced strength, and possibly an increased short- and long-term risk of fracture.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations : BAZ, BUA, DXA, QUS, SOS, SI, VL
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| Funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD 073977 [to S.A. and M.Y.]). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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| Portions of this study were presented at the International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics conference, July 20-21, 2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
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