Efforts to understand our anatomy and physiology can involve four often overlapping
phases. We study what occurs, then how, then ask why, and then seek clinical applications …

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is widely used in the evaluation of bone fragility in
children. Previous recommendations emphasized total body less head and lumbar spine …

Abstract The International Society for Clinical Densitometry Official Revised Positions on
reporting of densitometry results in children represent current expert recommendations to …

Over 20 severely obese subjects in 11 independent kindreds have been reported to have
pathogenic heterozygous mutations in the gene encoding the melanocortin 4 receptor …

Physical activity during childhood is advocated as one strategy for enhancing peak bone
mass (bone mineral content [BMC]) as a means to reduce osteoporosis‐related fractures …

Here are some curious facts about bones. They can tell us about the kinds of physical labor
an individual has performed over a lifetime and about sustained physical trauma. They get …

The association of height, weight, pubertal stage, calcium intake, and physical activity with
bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated in 500 children and adolescents (205 boys and …

The International Society for Clinical Densitometry Official Positions on reporting of
densitometry results in children rep resent an effort to consolidate opinions to assist …

Context: Low bone mass may increase risk of fracture. Several chronic medical conditions,
medications, and lifestyle factors affect bone mineral accrual. Appropriate reference values …

The largest voluntary loads on bones come from muscles. To adapt bone strength and mass
to them, special strain threshold ranges determine where modeling adds and strengthens …