title: Assessment of bone status using the contact ultrasound bone analyser.
abstract: Broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) was measured at the calcaneum in 367 healthy white schoolchildren (193 girls and 174 boys) aged 6-15 years. The mean calcaneal BUA increased with age and was significantly related to age, height, and weight. Measurement of calcaneal BUA may be helpful in the radiation free assessment of childhood disorders associated with increased fracture risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester.
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Mughal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Qayyum
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Langton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D015519:Bone Density; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014463:Ultrasonography