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Effects of Cast-Mediated Immobilization on Bone Mineral Mass at Various Sites in Adolescents with Lower-Extremity Fracture |
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Published in | Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2012, vol. 94, no. 3, p. 208-216 | |
Abstract | Leg or ankle fractures occur commonly in the pediatric population and are primarily treated with closed reduction and cast immobilization. The most predictable consequences of immobilization and subsequent weight-bearing restriction are loss of bone mineral mass, substantial muscle atrophy, and functional limitations. The purposes of this study were to determine if lower-limb fractures in adolescents are associated with abnormal bone mineral density or content at the time of fracture, and to quantify bone mineral loss at various sites due to cast-mediated immobilization and limited weight-bearing. | |
Keywords | Adolescent — Ankle Injuries/complications/physiopathology/surgery — Bone Density/physiology — Bone Diseases, Metabolic/complications/physiopathology — Casts, Surgical — Child — Female — Fracture Fixation — Fractures, Bone/complications/physiopathology/surgery — Hip/physiopathology — Humans — Leg Injuries/complications/physiopathology/surgery — Male | |
Identifiers | DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00420 PMID: 22298052 | |
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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine interne des spécialités Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département d'anesthésiologie, pharmacologie et soins intensifs |
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Research groups | Nutrition et os (66) L'hypertension pulmonaire (pédiatrie) (228) Groupe Lascombes Pierre (orthopédie pédiatrique) (917) | |
Citation (ISO format) | CERONI, Dimitri et al. Effects of Cast-Mediated Immobilization on Bone Mineral Mass at Various Sites in Adolescents with Lower-Extremity Fracture. In: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume, 2012, vol. 94, n° 3, p. 208-216. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:28800 |