OBJECTIVE: To identify determinants of musculoskeletal deficits (muscle cross-sectional area , trabecular volumetric bone mineral densi...
Characterising cortical density in the mid-tibia: intra-individual variation in adolescent girls and boys
BACKGROUND: Inter-individual differences in cortical bone volumetric density (CoD), such as those related to sex, are a product of diff...
Innovative Wege und Aufgaben in der Physiotherapie und Rehabilitation von bewegungsgestörten Kindern und Jugendlichen
Am Beispiel des Rehabilitationskonzeptes „Auf die Beine“ wird gezeigt wie die Integration von existierenden klassischen Therapieformen ...
Long-bone changes after pamidronate discontinuation in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta
Cyclical intravenous pamidronate is a widely used symptomatic therapy in moderate to severe osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). The effects o...
Muscle function improves during growth hormone therapy in short children born small for gestational age: results of a peripheral quantitative computed tomography study on body composition
BACKGROUND: Short small for gestational age (SGA) children can be affected by a lack of muscle mass rather than fat mass. They also fac...
Methods for measurement of pediatric bone
Many experts believe that optimizing bone mineral accrual early in life may prevent childhood fractures and possibly delay the developm...
Whole body vibration in cystic fibrosis – a pilot study
Introduction: In cystic fibrosis (CF), bone mass deficits as well as a lack of muscle mass and force have been described. The bone mass...
Bone size normalizes with age in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to establish whether type 1 diabetes has a long-term effect on bone development in children and ad...
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography in children and adolescents: the 2007 ISCD Pediatric Official Positions
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) has mainly been used as a research tool in children. To evaluate the clinical utilit...