title: Bone health in children with cerebral palsy.
abstract: Low bone mass and subsequent increased risk of fractures is a common finding in children with cerebral palsy. The available literature on this topic has increased over the last decade. The following is a review of the prevalence of fractures in this population, a description of the factors that are associated with reduced bone mineral density, and a summary of the interventions that have been reported to improve osteopenia and osteoporosis in children with cerebral palsy.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Susan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Apkon
authors.forename: Heidi H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kecskemethy