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Trial reportOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2005

Longitudinal monitoring of bone accretion measured by quantitative multi-site ultrasound (QUS) of bones in patients with delayed puberty (a pilot study).

Zvi Zadik, Tali Sinai, Ella Borondukov, Amnon Zung, Irit Yaniv, Ram Reifen

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Trial report in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Axial quantitative ultrasound assessment of pediatric bone quality in eastern Nepal.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2015
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  3. Longitudinal changes in calcaneal quantitative ultrasound measures during childhood.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2011
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  4. Ultrasound bone densitometry of the calcaneus in healthy Chinese children and adolescents.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2007
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Zvi ZadikThe Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Hadassah Medical School, 76100 Rehovot, Israel. zvizadik@012.net.il
Tali Sinai
Ella Borondukov
Amnon Zung
Irit Yaniv
Ram Reifen
Kaplan Medical Center · ILHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILnLIGHT (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveto compare the effect of anabolic agents on bone accretion in boys with constitutional delay of puberty (CGDP). RATIONALE: it has been suggested that an appropriate timing of puberty is necessary for normal bone mineral density (BMD) acquisition. Proper bone development during childhood is the key factor in achieving higher peak bone mass during middle age, which may not be achievable in CGDP children, and thereby osteoporosis may appear at an earlier age then expected. PATIENTS AND

methods45 boys with CGDP aged 14-16 years were monitored longitudinally, every 3 months over 12 months with Sunlight Omnisense, a quantitative ultrasound device (Tel Aviv, Israel). The apparatus is a multi-site bone sonometer that obtains axial Speed of Sound (SOS). Based on a reference database obtained on n=1,085 (490 boys) 0-18 years, a normative curve was determined. Fifteen (14-16 years old) of the CGDP patients were treated with I.M. testovirone depot 100 mg monthly for 6 months, 15 (14-16 years old) were treated with oxandrolone 5 mg/m(2) daily for 6 months, and 15 (14-16 years old) were in an observation group.

resultswhereas the quantitative ultrasound (QUS) Z-score had shown some increase over time in CGDP-treated patients, an increase was found in tibia Z-score from -0.5(-0.64, -0.36) to -0.4(-0.54, -0.26) and from -0.52(-0.67, -0.38) to -0.31(-0.44, -0.11) in the testosterone and oxandrolone-treated groups, respectively, [median (25%, 75%)]. An increase in radius Z-score from -0.52(-0.65, -0.25) to -0.4(-0.54, -0.15) and from -0.51(-0.61, -0.21) to -0.37(-0.47, -0.07) in the testosterone- and oxandrolone-treated groups respectively [median (25%,75%)]. Z-score SOS decreased in the observation group -0.5(-0.66, -0.3) to -0.69(-0.85, -0.54) and -0.5(-0.59, -0.41) to -0.81(-0.95, -0.55) in tibia (P = 0.032) and radius (P = 0.029), respectively. Despite the fact that QUS remained in the normative range in all patients, a clear deterioration was demonstrated in untreated CGDP patients.

conclusionlongitudinal follow-up of patients with CGDP may detect an early pattern of deterioration of bone mass.

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AdolescentAdolescent Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaAge Determination by SkeletonAnabolic AgentsAnthropometryBody HeightBone DensityBone DevelopmentFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleOxandrolonePilot ProjectsPubertyPuberty, DelayedRadiusAnabolic AgentsOxandroloneTestosterone

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