Bone Abstracts

Objective: To determine the relationship between maternal and child bone density in a cohort of mothers and their children with and without rickets.Methods: Using a case-control design without matching, areal forearm bone mineral density (aBMD) was measured in 52 and 135 Nigerian children with and without rickets, respectively, and their mothers. The metaphyseal site was located at the site of minimal bone density of the distal radius and ulna. The diaph...