Bone Abstracts

Objectives: To generate pediatric reference values for calcaneal bone mineral density (BMD) in healthy 2–10 years old Swedish children.Methods: Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in combination with a laser measurement of the heel thickness, DXL Calscan (Demetech AB), measures bone mass in the calcaneus and an apparent density (BMAD) is calculated. Healthy, Swedish children were included. The left foot was scanned in 117, 2-year-old; 110, 4-year...