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ArticleUltrasound in medicine & biology2017

Unusually High Calcaneal Speed of Sound Measurements in Children with Small Foot Size.

Sarah M Ramteke, Jonathan J Kaufman, Stephen M Arpadi, Stephanie Shiau, Renate Strehlau, Faeezah Patel, Ndileka Mbete, Ashraf Coovadia, Michael T Yin

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Sarah M RamtekeGertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Jonathan J KaufmanCyberLogic, Inc., New York, NY, USA; Department of Orthopedics, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Stephen M ArpadiGertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Stephanie ShiauGertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Renate StrehlauEmpilweni Services and Research Unit, Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Faeezah PatelEmpilweni Services and Research Unit, Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ndileka MbeteEmpilweni Services and Research Unit, Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ashraf CoovadiaEmpilweni Services and Research Unit, Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Michael T YinDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: mty4@columbia.edu.

Funding

Host epigenetic and mitochondrial function in HIV-infected childrenR01HD073952 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI KUHN, LOUISE · 2012 to 2016
$3.7M
Bone health in perinatally HIV-infected South African children on antiretroviralsR01HD073977 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARPADI, STEPHEN M, YIN, MICHAEL T · 2012 to 2016
$3.6M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD073952NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD073977
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this clinical note is to describe the performance of the Lunar Achilles Insight device in assessing bone quality at the calcaneus in 142 children between the ages of 5 and 11 y accessing healthcare in Johannesburg, South Africa. We observed an asymmetric bimodal distribution in speed of sound (SOS). The minor mode consisted of unusually high SOS values (≥1625 m/s), which were primarily observed among children with foot size <19 cm and height <119 cm. Cortical regions of the bone may have been inadvertently included in the region of interest for smaller feet, causing unusually high SOS values. The unusually high SOS values indicate that the validity of SOS in this device, as it is currently used for measuring bone quality in young children, is questionable. Future studies using this device in young children should develop new methodology to account for smaller foot size.

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Body Weights and MeasuresBone DensityCalcaneusChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFootHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleSouth AfricaUltrasonographyBone qualityPediatricsSouth AfricaUltrasound

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