Bone Abstracts

There is evidence from case-control and prospective cohort studies that low bone volumetric density is a risk factor for fractures in children and adolescents, and the size of effect is similar to that seen in postmenopausal women. Bone density and size is important even in childhood fractures due to moderate or severe trauma. However, there are determinants that may influence fracture risk through other pathways than bone fragility. These include gender, ethnicity, obesity an...

Biographical DetailsI am a Consultant Senior Lecturer in Rheumatology at the University of Bristol, UK. My research area is Musculoskeletal Epidemiology, with a particular interest in the role of bone mass in determining fracture risk in children and adolescents. Other areas of interest are the epidemiology of hypermobility and scoliosis in adolescents, and identification of osteoporotic ...