Bone density in children and adolescents with rheumatic disease. Preliminary results of selective measurement of trabecular and cortical bone by peripheral computed tomography

Selective measurements of bone mineral density (BMD) of trabecular and cortical bone at the ultradistal radius were made in 27 children with rheumatic diseases and in age- and sex-matched healthy controls using peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). Results. Mineral density of trabecular bone (-34,5%) and total bone mineral density (-18,9%) differed significantly between patients and controls (p