Bone Quality Measured Using Calcaneal Quantitative Ultrasonography Is Reduced Among Children with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.07.018 and PMC identifier 6995274.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Density
- Calcaneus
- HIV Infections