The functional muscle-bone unit in children with cerebral palsy.
Ibrahim DuranF SchützS HamacherO SemlerC StarkJ SchulzeJ RittwegerE SchoenauPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2017)
Our results suggest that the prevalence of bone health deficits in children with CP was overestimated, when using age- and height-adjusted BMC and aBMD. When applying the FMBU-A, the prevalence decreased significantly. We recommend applying the FMBU-A when assessing bone health in children with CP.