Brazilian Pediatric Reference Data for Quantitative Ultrasound of Phalanges According to Gender, Age, Height and Weight: e0127294

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 10; no. 6
• Main Authors: Goncalves, Ezequiel Moreira, Ribeiro, Roberto Regis, Carvalho, Roberto Gomesde, Moraes, Anderson Marquesde, Roman, Everton Paulo, Santos, Keila Donassolo, Medaets, Pedro AugustoRodrigues, Veiga-Junior, Nelio Neves, Coelho, Lace deMoraes, Krahenbuehl, Tathyane
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.2015

Aims To establish normative data for phalangeal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measures in Brazilian students. Methods The sample was composed of 6870 students (3688 females and 3182 males), aged 6 to 17 years. The bone status parameter, Amplitude Dependent Speed of Sound (AD-SoS) was assessed by QUS...