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Current Osteoporosis Reports
Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports 3/2014

01-09-2014 | Pediatrics (M Leonard and L Ward, Section Editors)

Fractures in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Author: M. Zulf Mughal

Published in: Current Osteoporosis Reports | Issue 3/2014

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Abstract

Children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy are at increased risk of sustaining fracture following minimal trauma. Such fractures predominantly occur in lower limb bones and are associated with low bone mineral density. Risk factors for fracture in this group include nonambulatory status, anticonvulsant use, presence of a joint contractures, immobilization after surgery, and poor nutrition. Aims of this review are to describe the prevalence and pathogenesis of fractures in nonambulant children with cerebral palsy. Interventions and treatments that improve low bone mineral density and which may help to reduce the fracture risk in this population are also discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Fractures in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Author
M. Zulf Mughal
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Osteoporosis Reports / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1544-1873
Electronic ISSN: 1544-2241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-014-0224-1

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