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Salle BL, Braillon P, Glorieux FH, et al. Lumbar bone mineral content measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in newborns and infants. Acta Paediatr. 1992;81(12):953-8doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12152.x.
Salle, B. L., Braillon, P., Glorieux, F. H., Brunet, J., Cavero, E., & Meunier, P. J. (1992). Lumbar bone mineral content measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in newborns and infants. Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 81(12), 953-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12152.x
Salle, B L, et al. "Lumbar bone mineral content measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in newborns and infants." Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) vol. 81,12 (1992): 953-8. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12152.x
Salle BL, Braillon P, Glorieux FH, Brunet J, Cavero E, Meunier PJ. Lumbar bone mineral content measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in newborns and infants. Acta Paediatr. 1992 Dec;81(12):953-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12152.x. PMID: 1290856.
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Acta Paediatr. 1992 Dec;81(12):953-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12152.x.

Lumbar bone mineral content measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in newborns and infants.

Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)

B L Salle, P Braillon, F H Glorieux, J Brunet, E Cavero, P J Meunier

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  1. Department of Neonatology, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon, France.

PMID: 1290856 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1992.tb12152.x

Abstract

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), a non-invasive method for measuring small amounts of mineral, was used to assess the bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine (5 vertebrae) in 57 newborns (on day 1-2) and 22 infants (1-24 months of age). A modified high-resolution program (Hologic) allowed us to assess BMC and BMD with a precision higher than 2.4% and 1.5%, respectively. In newborns, BMC and BMD correlated positively with birth weight, body area, length and gestational age: r = 0.73, 0.71, 0.63 and 0.60, respectively, for BMC; and r = 0.59, 0.58, 0.54 and 0.53, respectively, for BMD. In infants, both BMC and BMD were highly correlated with weight, age, length and body area over two years (r = 0.94 or better in each instance). The data provide normal values for lumbar spine BMC and BMD in newborns (gestational age 31-40) and infants up to two years of age; DXA appears to be an excellent and safe tool for pediatric bone mineral measurements.

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