Title |
Bone mineral density evaluation among patients with neuromuscular scoliosis secondary to cerebral palsy
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Published in |
Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, December 2014
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DOI | 10.1016/j.rboe.2014.12.003 |
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Authors |
Rodrigo Rezende, Igor Machado Cardoso, Rayana Bomfim Leonel, Larissa Grobério Lopes Perim, Tarcísio Guimarães Silva Oliveira, Charbel Jacob Júnior, José Lucas Batista Júnior, Rafael Burgomeister Lourenço |
Abstract |
To evaluate bone mineral density among patients with neuromuscular scoliosis secondary to quadriplegic cerebral palsy. This was a descriptive prospective study in which both bone densitometric and anthropometric data were evaluated. The inclusion criteria used were that the patients should present quadriplegic cerebral palsy, be confined to a wheelchair, be between 10 and 20 years of age and present neuromuscular scoliosis. We evaluated 31 patients (20 females) with a mean age of 14.2 years. Their mean biceps circumference, calf circumference and body mass index were 19.4 cm, 18.6 cm and 16.9 kg/m(2), respectively. The mean standard deviation from bone densitometry was -3.2 (z-score), which characterizes osteoporosis. There is high incidence of osteoporosis in patients with neuromuscular scoliosis secondary to quadriplegic cerebral palsy. |
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