Bone Quality Measured Using Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasonography Is Reduced Among Children with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa - 21/11/19
Abstract |
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
Plan
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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